Public funding of higher education in Kenya has gone through various stages all buffeted by myriad equity challenges. This prompted the government of Kenya (GoK) to create the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), through an Act of parliament in the year 1995. GoK guidelines on loan provision to university students emphasise that deserving cases…

This document presents statistics about the higher education in Maryland for 2010. The tables in this document are presented according to the following categories: (1) Students; (2) Retention and Graduation; (3) Degrees; (4) Faculty; (5) Revenues and Expenditures; (6) Tuition and Fees; (7) Financial Aid; (8) Private Career Schools; and (9)…

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 responses by 405 public two-year colleges in the United States to 2 surveys, this report provides comparative financial information for fiscal year 1994-95. The report provides space for colleges to compare their institutional statistics with national sample medians, quartile data for the national sample, and tables and graphs of…

A cost-effectiveness study in the teaching of foreign languages would, if implemented, aim to determine the results of cost-effectiveness by the introduction of new aims, methods, and equipment; to estimate the efficacy of existing resources; and to examine any other means by which productivity per student-cost could be improved. The following…

"Key Facts about Higher Education in Washington" provides vital data to chart higher education's progress and challenges. First published in 2002 by the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, this annual report highlights "Key Facts" about Washington's postsecondary institutions--including faculty, students, budgets,…

The United States Department of Education's (the Department's) "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) for fiscal year (FY) 2012 provides an overview of the Department's financial performance and results and detailed information about the Department's stewardship over the financial resources entrusted to it. Additionally, as required by the…

This publication provides a compilation of financial statistics pertaining to colleges and universities in Pennsylvania. The primary source of the data was the annual Finance Survey, part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Individual tables and figures provide information on: (1) index of annual change of total current-funds…

California's many school districts vary widely in makeup but all of them share certain characteristics. This booklet gives a synopsis of how these districts manage their educational dollars. An overview of California's schools, looks at enrollment figures, profiles of students, the distribution of district revenue, and categorical aid. The booklet…

An evaluation was done of the State University of New York (SUNY) Research Foundation's controls over direct expenditures for research and sponsored activities. The Foundation is a private, non-profit educational corporation established to expand the educational mission of SUNY through fund raising, administration of gifts and grants, and…

Section 401 of Title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act established an employment and training program to serve Indians, Alaska Natives, and Hawaii Natives that is administered by the Department of Labor. Since 1992 a Native American Employment and Training Council, composed entirely of Native Americans, has advised Labor on a variety of…

Newfoundland's denominational system of education--in which a small number of Christian denominations have the exclusive right to operate all publicly funded schools--has long been criticized for being both discriminatory and costly. This document presents findings of a study that examined the costs associated with Newfoundland's denominational…

These volumes update the three previous editions (published for 1976-77, 1978-79, and 1986-87) by describing school finance programs in 1990-91 in the United States and Canada. This effort is descriptive, rather than prescriptive. The volumes consist of two major parts. The first part provides an overview of the school finance systems in the two…

Data documenting the growth in expenditures among seven types of higher education institutions between 1975 and 1986 are presented, based on information from 152 institutions in the Higher Education General Information Survey reports. The analysis tracks the expenditure growth in administrative and academic functions across the range of 4-year…

Public education in the United States is a joint enterprise of federal, state, and local government. This report presents public school data from the 50 states and the District of Colombia in order to show the extent to which national, state, and local governments commit resources to education. The data cover three general areas: (1) public school…