During the 2018-2019 legislative and budget cycle, the California State Legislature and Administration established the Student Equity and Achievement (SEA) Program, which was created to consolidate funding allocated for three distinct, but interconnected, categorical programs: (1) the Basic Skills Initiative; (2) the Student Equity Program and (3)…

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL System), under the governance of its Board of Trustees, operates as a strong public university system with eight distinct, mission-driven universities, and enhances the quality of life of Mississippians by effectively meeting their diverse educational needs. Five-year Goals for the system have…

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL System), under the governance of its Board of Trustees, operates as a strong public university system with eight distinct, mission-driven universities, and enhances the quality of life of Mississippians by effectively meeting their diverse educational needs. Five-year Goals for the system have…

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL System), under the governance of its Board of Trustees, operates as a strong public university system with eight distinct, mission-driven- universities, and enhances the quality of life of Mississippians by effectively meeting their diverse educational needs. In so doing, the IHL system will be…

This study examined the social and spill-over benefits as motivating factors to investment in formal education in selected countries in Africa. The paper had three objectives, namely) to profile the key statistics of formal schooling; ii) examine the formal education and iii) link national goals of education with expectations in Ghana, Kenya and…

A systematic procedure is described whereby private colleges may establish long-range objectives and allocate their limited resources to programs that are most productive in fulfilling these objectives. Results of the actual application of this system to a private college are reported. (Editor)

This review examines how goals, processes, resource inputs, and funds will be viewed at different levels of university organization: the campus administration; the schools or colleges, the academic departments and organized research units; and the support organizations on the campus. The review encompasses the main features of complementarity,…

The University of Minnesota has conducted comprehensive academic planning since the early 1970s. This account is confined to efforts that became public in 1985, under the label "Commitment to Focus." The paper discusses the academic plan, budgeting and the link between budgetary decisions and academic planning, and a final evaluation.…

Highlights from the quarterly conference of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) Chief Area Education Officers meeting (held in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 14-16, 1975) are presented in this conference report. Included in the report are: (1) a participant list; (2) reports from each of the 10 Area Offices; (3) the conference agenda; (4) a speech…

This Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) (Maryland) academic plan provides direction to the college in its transformation into a learning college of the 21st century. The College's strategic plan, LearningFirst, provides the foundation and the inspiration for the academic plan, which advances two central themes contained in CCBC's vision:…

Goals and priorities of the University of Nevada System for 1987-1991 are presented, with attention to growth projections, campus academic and budget priorities, capital construction needs, economic development, strengthening higher education in the state, and data collection. In addition to the System's goals, academic priorities are described…