For this report, which is a combination of the fourth and fifth annual reports on the subject, the FICE gathered data from 23 federal departments and agencies on program funds awarded to each of 114 predominantly black colleges. This data is compared with similar data collected for all higher education institutions in the country. Data include…

The annual survey, undertaken by the Association of American Medical Colleges, of income, expense and general operating information for university-owned teaching hospitals is discussed. Focus is on sources of income, including state funds, Medicare, and insurance companies. (JMD)

Eight indicators used to make interprovincial comparisons of university financing in Canada are outlined and the values of these indicators are presented for 1974-1975 to 1980-1981. The Tripartite Committee on Interprovincial Comparisons has directed attention to how much financial support is provided to universities, how university financing fits…

Financial planning and management responsibilities of college governing boards are examined. External factors and the institution's condition and direction of movement are addressed, along with policies concerning financial resources (e.g., tuition, financial aid, investments, and educational and auxiliary sales and services). Also considered are:…

The Council of Ontario Universities Committee on Operating Grants prepared in brief on the operating support of the system. The areas discussed include the background of funding, especially the funding level for 1977-78 and interprovincial comparisons of funding; the system requirements for 1978-79 making provision for inflation, existing service…

The distribution of funds for university administration and support for a hypothetical state university system using 11 state funding formulas is reviewed. Data for a hypothetical system of 11 institutions of varying size and student level mix were used. The distributions for university administration and support include library support, student…

This handbook on school finance is prepared to give the taxpayers of the state of Washington an overview of the financing and organization of the public schools, grades K-12. An attempt has been made to show in general terms where the revenues to support this segment of public education come from, how they are distributed to individual school…

Education Resource Strategies (ERS) works with school and district leaders to help them more strategically use resources--people, time, and money--to improve student performance. They have found that many school districts begin creating small high schools without a clear sense of how much they will spend or how to ensure that small schools…

Alaska's public schools cost $1.2 billion in the 1992-93 school year. That included both operating and capital spending and amounted to about $10,000 for each of the state's 119,000 elementary and secondary students. Roughly one-quarter of the state government's general fund budget went to the schools, covering 64 percent of costs. About 30…

A workbook for financial self-assessment of small, private colleges is presented, along with information on the field testing stage. Eight small private colleges helped develop the workbook, which is intended to assist trustees, presidents, and business officers evaluate financial strengths and weaknesses of the school. Included is a checklist of…

To assist the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in making decisions about the Endowment's future role in the development of new, and improvement of existing, economic data on the arts and cultural institutions, all the existing sources of economic data on the arts were examined and evaluated in detail. A needs survey was also conducted. A…

Funding of Ontario universities is addressed by the Council of Ontario Universities, including financial requirements of universities for 1988-1989, and the capital requirements for major repairs and renovations, alterations, deferred maintenance, and new construction. While the universities have requested an increase in base operating grants of…

Findings are presented from a study of available documentary evidence related to the finance of public education in the State of Florida. Spanning the past 12 years, and including estimates and projections for 1983-84 and 1984-85, the report focuses on the revenue and expenditures of the Florida Public School System, the Florida Community College…

General information is presented concerning residential continuing education centers affiliated with public institutions of higher education. Attention was directed to those universities considered self-contained with full-service facilities, including conference facilities, housing accommodations, and food services. Based on the latest documents…

This practical introduction and guide to the financing of a state-based system of career information is intended for policy makers and practitioners engaged in implementing career information services. Chapter 1 is an introduction to both career information systems and their financing with concentration on service fees as the base for attaining…