This report assesses Illinois' academic performance from early childhood through postsecondary, providing a snapshot of how Illinois compares to other states and nations as we collectively work to provide all students a world-class education. The analysis is divided into three parts: (1) The first section examines how Illinois public schools serve…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

Based on information provided by public television and radio station licensees to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), this report presents financial data for fiscal year 1970 for CPB-qualified public radio stations in the United States. A brief discussion of the 91 CPB-qualified public radio stations is provided first, along with an…

Presented in this document are the financial data for the provincially assisted universities of Ontario for fiscal year 1971. The data are presented by: (1) total operating expenses by object of expense and functional area; (2) total expenses by type of fund and object of expense; (3) total revenue by source of revenue and type of fund; (4)…

Funding sources and uses, and major expense categories are discussed. Trends indicate most academic libraries get funding from their own universities and in some instances from substantial gifts and endowments. Materials budgets have been redistributed in favor of serials at the expense of books. (Author/MBR)

Issues in determination of overhead for cost recovery from research funding sources are discussed, including the need to collect overhead, principles involved in charging for overhead, range of activity types to be considered, classification and calculation of costs, pricing policy, and payment to the university versus payment to its components.…

Discusses briefly the probable trend in the cost of public school education in Ontario to the year 1980. Emphasizes the present method of cost control exercised, the implications with respect to the general aims and objectives of the education system, and the possibility that techniques such as the Trend Line Cost Control Method are more viable…

This document presents statistical data by state for 1974-74 appropriations of state tax funds for operating expenses of higher education. Two points stand out in summarizing the encouraging aspects of the state appropriations picture as shown in this document: (1) Many institutions show increases that are far greater than the necessary standstill…

The Operating Grants Formula of the Provincially-Assisted Universities of Ontario has as its purpose to provide an objective mechanism for determining the share of the total Provincial operating grant to be allocated to each university. Use of the formula for such distribution presupposes that the amount available will be sufficient, together with…

Financial statistics for fiscal year 1970 are reported for 91 public radio stations which meet the requirements for CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting) general support grants. The statistics are for the aggregate United States, classified by geographic regions and types of licensees. Total income for radio operations for the fiscal year…

Environmental health and safety programs of various colleges and universities are examined to collect information on (1) possible sources for financing, (2) size and extent of environmental health and safety programs, and (3) ways to develop a technique for predicting start up and operating costs for such programs. (MJB)

Fund raising firms become growth industry in Britain, as struggle to keep doors of private schools open is turned over to professionals. (Editor)

A graphic synthesis of data submitted by 1,119 local park and recreation agencies. (MB)

A survey, by the Department of Teaching Hospitals of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), of income, expenses, and general operating data for university-owned members of AAMC's Council of Teaching Hospitals is reported. The current survey was based on data for fiscal 1978. (Author/MLW)

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…