Reviews literature from 1992 that focused on issues concerning acquisitions. Highlights include acquisitions organization; conference reports; pricing issues and budgetary concerns; vendor performance; electronic publishing; automation; and acquisitions abroad. Issues of access versus ownership, copyright, and storage of electronic media are…

A 1989-90 report based on statistics from 531 public community and junior colleges in 36 states is summarized, including information on expenditures, revenues, and staffing. Tables provide (1) a summary by region; (2) a ranked list of states by revenues; and (3) a ranked list of states by total expenditures. (DB)

For the past 9 years, a study conducted by the Educational Research Service has provided a consistent and reliable means for comparing local school budgets throughout the nation. Three figures and 2 tables provide summary data. The last table shows an analysis with 48 separate budget categories that administrators can use to compare their budgets.…

Evaluates the process through which financial resources affect opportunities to learn in U.S. public high schools. Examines direct and indirect effects of school expenditures on students' achievement. Indicates that per-pupil expenditures indirectly increase students' achievement by giving them access to educated teachers who use effective…

Describes the changes Miami-Dade Community College implemented in order to cope with decreases in funding. Explains how the college was able to preserve many of its programs through increased operating efficiency. (JDI)

Presents the annual budget report for public libraries for 1999, including budget projections; local taxes; rise of technology budgets; materials, salary, and operating budgets; per capita funding; fundraising; net costs; and the role of the Gates Library Foundation. (LRW)

National study compared expenditures for teacher-education programs across four major Carnegie Classifications and with other disciplines. Results indicated that education programs were funded below the institutional average for all disciplines in all Carnegie Classifications. Education programs were less well funded than other professional…

This study examined libraries' commitment to the Federal Depository Library Program and how they are coping with changing information formats (mostly electronic) and public service demands, from the perspective of senior administrators responsible for allocating resources and setting service priorities. (Author/LRW)

A study analyzed detailed expenditure reports of nine typical U.S. school districts for 1967, 1991, and 1996. From 1967 to 1996, special education's share jumped from 4% to 18% of all spending, whereas regular education's share fell from 80% to 57%. Furthermore, 40% of new funds went for special education; 23% for regular education. Implications…

Two senior administrators at the University of Delaware discuss the types of cost data that are ultimately useful for decision making and policy development. Describes the data collection format and provides examples of departmental workload verification data and departmental expenditures by object and function. Explains use of comparative…

Examines trends in disparities between districts in education expenditures from 1979-1980 to 1993-1994. Uses seven measures of educational disparity to present a cross-section of the different methods available. A majority of disparity measures indicate a decline in disparity in most states, but an increase in disparity for the United States as a…

School business officials may not be aware that their year-end Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports CAFRs) may not satisfy the reporting requirements of state departments of education or those of the U.S. Department of Education. Describes reporting anomalies, such as ghost expenditures, enterprise activities, the differentiation between…

A cash-flow plan allows districts lead time for investing, borrowing, reducing or delaying expenditures, expanding revenue sources, informing the community, and avoiding surprises. Planners should identify type, timing, and amount of revenues and expenditures and then compare revenues and expenditures to determine (and accommodate) shortfalls or…

Applies production functions with education externalities to East Asia, testing for net effects of policy differences concerning enrollments vs. expenditures and for feedbacks through education's effects on rates of physical and capital investment. Since most countries had universal primary education early, the rate of secondary-education…

Between 1993-94 and 1998-99, the percentage increase in salaries paid to assistant superintendents ($86,005) and directors of finance and business ($71,387) has generally kept pace with percentage increases in the average salaries of central-office administrators and with the average maximum scheduled salary for classroom teachers. (MLH)