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Baldwin, Grover H. – 1986
The use of quantitative decision making tools provides the decision maker with a range of alternatives among which to decide, permits acceptance and use of the optimal solution, and decreases risk. Training line administrators in the use of these tools can help school business officials obtain reliable information upon which to base district…
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHought, J. R.; Warburton, S. J. – Economics of Education Review, 1986
Explains the United Kingdom's educational finance system and summarizes research into educational costs and resources at the individual school level, including the Loughborough research projects in the four Local Education Authority areas. Statistical investigations show that inequalities in funding and resource allocation need to be addressed.…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Bureau of Administration and Finance. – 1983
The purpose of this bulletin by the Kentucky Department of Education is to provide local school districts and administrators with general and specific information concerning the method by which each district's formula-adjusted pupil transportation program cost is calculated for fiscal year 1983-84. The figures for each district also serve as a…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Cost Estimates, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGrimes, Paul W.; Register, Charles A. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Examines the effect of unionization on high school economics teacher productivity measured by student performance on the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Finds that students in unionized school districts scored higher relative to students in nonunionized districts. Suggests these findings have implications for resource allocation. Includes tables…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, High Schools, National Competency Tests
Peer reviewedLopus, Jane S. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Using a production-functions approach, analyzes data from the National Assessment of Economic Education to investigate whether spending more on high school economics courses improves student performance measured by the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Delineates procedure. Results show direct allocation of resources produces improved student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, Educational Resources, Expenditure per Student
Townsend, Catherine M. – 1990
A state-wide survey was undertaken in 1988-1989 to determine the status of the library media programs in South Carolina's public schools. The first of two phases of the study involved the compilation of statistical data reported to the State Department of Education by building level administrators on the Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) for…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Kaynor, Robert K. – 1985
The value of microcomputer modeling tools and spreadsheets to help college institutional researchers analyze proposed capital projects is discussed, along with strengths and weaknesses of different software packages. Capital budgeting is the analysis that supports decisions about the allocation and commitment of funds to long-term capital…
Descriptors: Budgets, Campus Planning, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Planning
PDF pending restorationTurner, Charles – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1997
Comparison of federal need-analysis formulas for student financial aid in 1992-93 and 1993-94 focused on elimination of home/farm equity from calculations, parent contributions, and Pell Grant awards. Results suggest higher unmet need and lower Pell Grant awards, and imply that the most needy students may lose gift assistance to more affluent…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Economics, Federal Programs, Higher Education
