As a result of budget cuts and policy changes, health, nutrition, and social welfare programs have been rendered less able to help children and families, particularly those families hard hit by the recession. It is argued that there is no excuse for these cuts and that if the economy were growing and employment levels were high, the budget cuts…

This document examines the various factors that affect library services in New Jersey, projects the status of the statewide system in the year 2000, and examines the implications for action by the State Library and the Department of Education. Listings of members of the State Board of Education and the Division of the State Library Advisory…

This workshop report deals with developing a youth service corps. Twenty-nine representatives from 15 youth corps attended the workshop, the second in a series of six sponsored by the Youth Corps Exchange Project. The report begins with an overview of the highlights of the workshop. The second section, which discusses the need for human services,…

The five research studies in this volume focus on the financing of child care, and constitute part of a detailed analysis of issues relevant to child care and parental leave policies and the effects of such issues on the Canadian family. Paper 1 describes how child care is funded through the Canada Assistance Plan (CAP); points out the problems…

One way to develop creative solutions to problems facing rural education today is through cooperative projects sponsored by schools and colleges and funded by small incentive grants. In 1983, the Council of Chief State School Officers, with grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, awarded 39 planning grants for $2,000 to enhance/facilitate…

A national survey of 70 academic libraries was conducted in Fall 1985 to gain a greater understanding of how end-user search services are used, and to assist in their design and implementation. A 69% response rate was achieved. The objectives of the investigation were to gather information on the following factors: (1) types and formats of…

Comparative financial data for Arkansas' public two-year colleges are presented in the areas of educational and general revenues, expenditures, and transfers. The report provides information necessary for line item comparisons and for the discernment of emerging financial trends. Major categories covered in this publication are: (1) total current…

Developed as part of a study of the education of adults at community colleges being conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges, this report provides the results of informal telephone interviews with high-level state administrators in 36 states regarding adult education funding and control. For each state, a profile is presented…

Continuing education programmers must be risk takers; however, they should not be gamblers. The most successful of them are able to estimate a balance between potential rewards and risks, taking chances when the odds are favorable. Although it is essential that course planners balance potential financial rewards and risks, it is important to bear…

A compilation of provisions of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina is presented, including the 1984 Cumulative Supplement, which relate to postsecondary education. Included are copies of Executive Orders issued by the Governor that affect postsecondary education. Certain acts that have not been codified are also included. Some of the laws…

A descriptive update of the scholarship program at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) is provided for the period from 1979-80 to 1984-85. First, an introductory narrative describes the scholarships available to MDCC students, reviews previous research focusing on scholarship recipients, explains the report's purpose, analyzes data, and discusses…

Checklists and other materials to be used in planning and implementing computer literacy and computer skills programs in a kindergarten-to-eighth grade school system are presented in this packet, originally intended to supplement oral presentations. The materials were developed in California's Fallbrook Union Elementary School District in the…

The creation of foundations for fund raising at public colleges and new ideas and techniques for established foundations are discussed in 13 chapters. The relationship of the foundation and the institution is described from the viewpoint of the institution and also that of the foundation. Article titles and authors include: "How the…

Guidelines for California's community colleges are proposed with respect to acceptable reimbursable costs in determining community services fees. These guidelines are offered in the aftermath of the 1984 passage of an amendment to the Education Code, section 78305, which prohibits expenditures of State General Fund monies to establish and maintain…

Responses to a 1978 telephone survey of selected Association of Research Libraries (ARL) directors indicated a movement toward the use of endowed funds for collection development and toward external funding for special collections. Other needs for which libraries were seeking external monies included technological improvements, publications,…