A study analyzed the administrative costs of a research university of 35,000 students by examining departmental budgets from 1987-88 to 1991-92. Focus of the analysis is on rates of growth and decline in central administrative, instructional, and academic college expenditures rather than on absolute levels of expenditure. (MSE)

Half the decline in California's public school spending is due to a 1971 Supreme Court ruling that required equal spending per pupil across school districts throughout the state. Enrollment increases have also contributed to the decline. (JOW)

The 100 colleges and universities with the largest expenditures for research and development (R&D) are listed. For each, the information given includes total federal dollars and ranking and total overall funds (federal, state, institutional, industry, and other) for R&D and ranking. (MSE)

Suggests guidelines to be followed by library administrators and managers to deal effectively with changes caused by the introduction of automation or technology projects within a library. The need for planning is emphasized, staff participation is stressed, adequate training and preparation are discussed, and financial planning is considered.…

This commentary on EC 605 926 cites a study which yielded a dramatic difference in expenditures of families of children with mental retardation. The paper expresses concerns with reclassifying family supports as health care costs, and proposes alternative policy options for compensating families caring for a family member with mental retardation.…

Develops a theoretical framework for analyzing the behavior of Iowa school district managers affected by declining enrollment and estimates the impacts on school costs. Estimates the declining enrollment adjustment period length and evaluates theoretical implications of selected proposals for compensating local school districts faced with…

The state board in Victoria, Australia, is beginning to collect data on adult education, measuring student contact hours and their ratio to costs. The quantitative data are being used for a variety of planning purposes. (SK)

A study compared the cost of caring for 50 institutionalized persons with developmental disabilities and epilepsy with 50 individuals with developmental disabilities. Costs attributable to epilepsy were found to be approximately $825.00 and $918.00 per person over a six-month period. Personnel, drugs, hospitalization, and laboratories/procures…

Wealthier colleges and universities, whose endowments have prospered as a result of rising market values, are spending more money on new programs, student aid, and faculty salaries. Some feel that colleges are still spending too little and hoarding endowment funds; others fear market domination by a small group of wealthy schools. (MSE)

Views assessment of "Costs of Electronic Reference Resources" both in a general descriptive framework and within the context of a specific model for costing of library operations and services called LCM, the Library Costing Model. Examples of costing data uses are provided, and categories of costs are related to types of electronic…

In a November 1995 "Educational Leadership" article, Eric Hanushek claimed that neither educational spending nor class size affects student achievement. A rigorous reanalysis of the evidence, including Hanushek's own data, shows that resources matter. While increased spending will not automatically produce increased achievement, adequate…

Establishes a managerial context for the expenditure of funds for research and development by academic libraries. Topics discussed include for-profit research and development; sustaining a competitive advantage; traditional library funding strategies; organization environment; and library strategies for facing an uncertain funding environment.…

Presents national and state information on public education finances, including revenues by source, current expenditures by function, and current expenditures per pupil. About $326 billion of revenues were raised by local, state, and federal governments to finance public education through grade 12 in school year 1997-1998. (Author/SLD)

Critiqued six methods that have been used to study the relationship between per pupil expenditures and student achievement and considered two methods used to summarize the results that have produced conflicting conclusions. Results of the critique suggest that a preponderance of the evidence supports the existence of a positive relationship…

Suggests concepts related to information that would be valuable to library users, including the expenses related to information; unique qualities and characteristics of databases; limits of the Web; understanding differences between magazines and scholarly journals; search engine differences; and an appreciation for the amount and variety of…