What is the current position of higher education among national priorities? Three different comparisons are examined to establish a frame of reference to assess where higher education stands with respect to the total commitment of the federal government. The total commitment is compared with the level of support for higher education in earlier…

This report contains statements and letters by government officials, educators, and concerned citizens on the Administration's bill to consolidate certain categorical aid programs into a revenue sharing program. Other articles and publications discuss the effects and successes of various Titles of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965. (Pages…

Comments on a study of major significance entitled "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Federal Funding of PUblic Libraries," which was prepared for NCLIS by Government Studies and Systems Inc. in 1976. This report serves as an effective background document for discussion of issues and policies. (JPF)

Discusses the effects of commercial-industrial tax-sharing in New Castle County, Delaware. Implementing the concept of tax sharing could help to equalize educational opportunity between wealthier and poorer school districts. (Author/GC)

Discusses the merit of using the Representative Tax System to measure state fiscal capacity instead of the traditional measure of per capita income. The conclusion is that the Representative Tax System can play a major role in determining the allocation of federal grants. (MJL)

As vocational education legislation comes up for Congressional reconsideration in the next year, the author examines some of the problems with existing laws and programs. (Editor)

An overview of the Nixon Administration proposals for federal support of education. (MF)

While revenue sharing is a unique and masterful windfall to local districts over the nation, if proposed cuts in current education programs are made and a special education revenue sharing bill not funded, the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction will be unable to guarantee the State's fundamental interest in education. (Author/JN)

The Federal Government's current attitude toward public education is not conducive to adequate funding for education or to efficient expenditure of those monies which it provides. More important, it is a barrier to the orderly delivery of educational services and shortchanges both school children and taxpayers. (Author/JN)

Asserts that concern with revenue sharing "is justified on the grounds that general revenue sharing may ultimately replace existing categorical programs, those programs specifically targeted for special groups." Concludes that the potential legal influence of this program may be used to promote effective civil rights enforcement. (Author/JM)

Federal block grants, in contrast to categorical programs and revenue sharing, allow states and localities considerable flexibility in meeting needs within broad functional areas; but, they are also designed to assure that funds are spent to pursue national objectives. Before 1981, block grants included varying levels of recipient accountability…

The three largest cities in Japan--Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya--are used to examine the financial situation of Japanese urban areas. The 1949 Shoup Mission findings and recommendations are reviewed. Demographic data and information on the administrative and the fiscal organization of Japanese cities during the past three decades are presented. Details…

Unlike typical Federal catergorical grants which are highly specific, General Revenue Sharing grants (GRS) are free of restrictions or conditions. The Missouri Advisory Committee, in viewing the impact of GRS on St. Louis City and County, received evidence regarding: (1) the nature of GRS-funded expenditures; (2) the limits of citizen…

Special revenue sharing is a tool that can allow almost unlimited state flexibility in social service interventions, while primarily confining the federal role to the specification and measurement of national social service objectives. Goal specification and measurement procedures are crucial to the special revenue-sharing idea. Federally…