In India, the gross enrolment ratio has increased from 13.1 per cent in 2007-2008 to 15 per cent in 2011-2012 which moves the country from elite to a mass higher education system. This article seeks to examine the enrolment of scheduled caste (SC) students across various states in the country and the expenditure by each state and its effect on SC…

The purpose of this study was to find out if the demographic variables of country of origin, generation in the United States (immigration status), income and parental education had an impact on the financial aid packages of Hispanic undergraduate students. This dissertation asked: What is the relation between generation in the United States,…

College leaders and policymakers benefit by understanding the relationship between increases in private giving, changes in state appropriations and how to position the institution to maximize both sources of revenue. Anecdotal and attitudinal studies suggested that fundraising success may affect state funding of higher education institutions.…

Analyzes public school funding patterns across the 50 states to help address continuing fiscal inequity problems. Findings support other investigations showing substantial variations in the distribution of public education revenues within states, even after years of ameliorative litigation and legislation. Equalization is costly and requires…

Information is reported on state funds in support of public and private medical schools for the 1978-79 school year. The figures on public schools include breakdowns by state, distinguishing between funds provided directly to medical schools and funds provided through parent universities. (JMD)

The tables in this report summarize each state's revenues and expenditures for 1977. Information presented for each state includes per capita amounts of financial items; relation of finances to personal income; revenue by source; expenditure by character and object and by type and function; intergovernmental expenditure by type of receiving…

The five States represented include Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, and California. For each State the data are presented in terms of the changes occurring in State aid/pupil, the changes in local revenues/pupil, and the changes in local school property tax rates. A final column lists the change in total taxable property for schools, 1972-73…

Data on state aid to higher education is compiled in a variety of ways, using a variety of classification and and analysis methods, but can be misleading or misused and cause bitter political disputes about the strength of state support. (MSE)

Financial data reflecting institutional education and general revenue items/education and general expenditure items for Nebraska colleges and universities (years ending 1975-78) are presented. Education and general revenue include current fund revenue from: tuition and fees; state appropriations; local appropriations, federal appropriations,…

State/territory funded scholarships and grant programs to undergraduate students with financial need are detailed in the 11th annual survey by the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP). Historical data from 1969-1970, including dollar value awards in states with the largest programs, information on State Student…

Information about tax assistance to public universities and colleges for 1979-1980 is provided. The report details state tax-fund appropriations alphabetically by state for operating expenses of higher education. Among findings were that the 50 states appropriated more than $19 billion for annual operating expenses in fiscal year 1979-1980, that…

Legislative actions affecting higher education in the state of Washington in 1979, enacted by the forty-sixth Washington state legislature are presented. Numbers and brief descriptions of both House and Senate bills are provided in Section 1. Section 2 summarizes Senate and House resolutions and appropriations act study provisos directed to the…

This report is the fifth in a series of informational reports concerning the State of Washington's relative ranking in the nation in terms of various measures of support and factors that affect support levels. The report provides six national measures and contains "mini-comparisons" with the states of Oregon and California, which have…

Information on state funds in support of public and private medical schools located in the state is reported for the 1977-78 school year. Figures include funds provided directly to the schools, funds provided through the parent university, and amounts provided per state resident, per $10,000 of personal income, and as a percentage of state funds…

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…