A total of 114 independent colleges and universities were surveyed to estimate the impact of changes in social security taxes over a nine-year period from 1979 through 1987. The model used in the November 1977 NAICU study is retained in this study, which has been expanded to include more detailed tables by institutional type. The tables can…

This report of a conference for school administrators and media staff provides the text of the keynote address presented by Evelyn Daniel, as well as reports from small group sessions on the following topics: (1) policy making and budget setting; (2) centralized technical processing or commercially available technical services; (3) cable…

Data collected by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in a survey of salaries of library professionals for the fiscal years 1975-76 are analyzed. Tables and graphs display: (1) personnel distribution by salary level, 1974-76; (2) analysis of salaries at ARL university libraries, 1969-1976, comparing salary indices to consumer price…

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the cost-of-living allowance used in the Alaska Public School Foundation Program (PSFP) to the actual cost of providing educational services in different regions of the state. The focus of this examination is on "instructional unit allotments," the factor in the…

The paper explores the analytical issues which a university would face in implementing a cost-related tuition policy in which students pay more nearly equal percentages of their instructional costs. It also presents empirical estimates of the impact of implementing such a policy using data from the University of Minnesota. (Author/BP)

Suggests that economic studies, insofar as they have for the past decade concentrated on the importance of rate-of-return analysis, have not contributed much to guide public policy decision-making. (Author)

This project originally attempted to develop data tables depicting the amount of state reimbursement received by each local Illinois school district in each special education program category. It utilized state of Illinois data tapes for the 1979-80 school year. Because it was impossible to separate reimbursements by program, the original research…

The report summarizes findings of a study of the cost of special education and related services for handicapped children, using information from a national survey taken in 1977-1978. The document is divided into 22 sections, beginning with an introduction which describes the study's objective, gives an overview of findings, and outlines the…

Based on data gathered from a number of complementary sources, this study provides a detailed descriptive analysis of both the direct and indirect costs incurred by the Federal government in operating the ERIC system, and the user population and user demand for ERIC products and services. Data sources included a survey of ERIC's U.S. intermediate…

Using information obtained from the Educational Research Service, this report briefly summarizes in table form the current salaries paid to principals and assistant principals. The information given is similar to that in the January, 1980, report which offered data on salary schedules. Section 1 compares the lowest and highest 1979-80 salaries…

In a survey of 96 county commissioners in 20 central Tennessee counties--a state where county commissioners determine the funds available for local public school systems--researchers used a seven-item questionnaire to elicit commissioners' attitudes on issues of public educational finance. The survey asked about local educational expenditures,…

Cooperative collection development is discussed as a method of coping with rising prices for expensive and little used library materials. The experiences of institutions which have had success in overcoming difficulties associated with cooperative ventures are presented, and a program of 12 recommendations is suggested. Twenty references are…

This first compilation of statistics for special libraries serving state government agencies is based on data supplied by 1,134 comprehensive reference, law and legislative, and technical and specialized libraries in response to a mail questionnaire. Twenty-one tables display data on library materials, staff, finances, and services. Analysis of…

The report, most of which consists of graphs, charts, and tables, compares the services, resources, and expensitures for the school years 1975-76 and 1976-77 of intermediate units providing special education services for handicapped children in the State of Pennsylvania. Included are such things as listings of the different types of programs each…