"Kids' Share 2011: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children through 2010," a fifth annual report, looks comprehensively at trends over the past 50 years in federal spending and tax expenditures on children. Key findings suggest that the size and composition of expenditures on children have changed considerably, but children have not…

Prepared in response to Section 3602 of New York State Education Law, this report analyzes the relationship between approved operating expense (AOE) and instructional expense (IE) for 1990-91. Originally defined as a net aidable expense for dispensing operating aid to school districts, AOE's definition and use have been considerably modified over…

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) forecasts that current expenditures in public elementary and secondary schools will reach $161.0 billion in school year 1988-89 in constant 1987-88 dollars. In 1987-88, current expenditures were estimated to be $156.5 billion. Current expenditures per pupil in average daily attendance are…

This descriptive study presents data on school expenditures and relative wealth in New York State from 1955-1976. The subjects of the study are school districts arranged in the following categories: Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, the metropolitan areas surrounding each of the cities, the remaining 42 counties in the state,…

This publication presents data provided by institutions of higher education in a questionnaire on Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education, which was a part of the fifth annual Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). Results indicated: (1) Current funds revenues for institutions of higher education totaled $21.6…

This paper summarizes a recent study of a mathematical approach to the allocation of State resources to local school districts. The purpose of this approach is to (1) assure the maximum utilization of resources available, (2) distribute State funds in accordance with the criteria of effectiveness imposed on the system, and (3) satisfy the…

Simple linear correlations, partial correlations, and moderator variable techniques were utilized to investigate the effects of school district size on school district level expenditure and composite achievement. Expenditure data were assembled on more than 500 Michigan districts and achievement data collected on over 300,000 pupils at the fourth…

Analyzes data from 136 school districts and discusses how high energy costs affect small schools, what conservation methods have been used, where most districts go for information on conservation, and what ought to be done to confront the problem. (JM)

Community colleges across the nation appear to be facing a "perfect storm" during which surging enrollments, tepid state funding, and strong accountability forces are colliding to severely threaten access to and completion of postsecondary education and credentials by lower-skilled and low-income students. In the last few years, record enrollments…

This article presents the state education finance and governance profile of Virginia. The state allocates K-12 education funds on a biennial basis. Supplements and rescissions to the original funding amount are made on an annual basis in order to correct for revenue growth or deficit. The state budget currently provides more than $5 billion to…

This paper presents the "Report to the Legislature: Professional Development Expenditures". All public school districts report professional development expenditures as part of the required End of Year Financial Report in four areas: professional development leadership, teacher/instructional staff professional days, substitute salaries…

The National Drug Control Budget Summary identifies resources and performance indicators for programs within the Executive Branch that are integral to the President's National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy, which is the Administration's plan for reducing drug use and availability, is based on three pillars: (1) Stopping Use Before It Starts,…

"ARL Statistics 2006-2007" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by…

This descriptive analysis illustrates some of the challenges in measuring investment in professional development and concludes by highlighting a promising strategy using online data systems that might improve the accuracy of spending estimates and the tracking of expenditures. Previous literature defines two categories of professional development:…