Examines educational equity for students and taxpayers under school finance systems used in British Columbia (Canada) before and after the province's 1982 reform. Discusses concepts and measures of equity, analyzes equity under the old system, and describes the new system and its response to previous problems. (Author/RW)

Using data gathered from New Jersey school districts for before and after the state's 1975 reform of educational financing, researchers sought to learn how compensating for enrollment changes would affect indicators of per-pupil expenditure inequality. Neither compensated nor uncompensated indicators revealed any impact from the reform. (RW)

The study of the relationship between satisfaction and spending preferences among 522 community leaders and 926 household residents in 8 rural Alabama counties indicated that generally higher levels of satisfaction were found among community residents; but, with some exceptions, leaders tended to prefer more spending on community services. (NQA)

Provides information on the financial support of scientific research in Austria, including comments on the training, employment, and future activities of chemists in this country. (Author/JN)

Describes the method and circumstances which allow for free online searches at the California State College-Stanislaus Library. Discussion includes reviewing search requests, feeless flexibility, and cost effectiveness. (JVP)

Analyzing the public school finance questions that have been brought before the public by Serrano vs Priest in California, the study demonstrates that California's traditional school financing system has not been equitable or efficient in meeting the needs of Chicano students. (NQ)

Describes six alternative models for consolidating and distributing federal education funds and evaluates them in terms of equity, potential for disruption, and changes in allocations among states and revenue requirements. (WD)

Discusses results of questionnaires (2,847 sent, 1,100 returned) from a random sample of teachers, principals and school board members in 48 states. Schools/districts were K-12 under 300 pupils, high schools under 200 students, or elementary schools under 15 per grade. Lists rural strengths, rural education recommendations. (AN)

Presents a study of utilization of student employees at Bowling Green State University Library and the development of an allocation formula to provide proportional funding to tasks prioritized by relative operational importance. The study further produced an objective basis for reallocating resources from less essential to more essential tasks.…

Documents personnel-oriented changes in the St. Louis, Missouri public school system and suggests that these changes have led to increased salary expenditures per pupil. (Author/ST)

Identified are the chief priorities in the global research and development budget and the geography of national investments in research and development. Trends of the sixties and seventies are detailed and a reordering of the world's research and development priorities is suggested. (BT)

The expenditure policies of the Tucson School District No. 1 were analyzed with respect to Mexican American children. Substantively significant "regional" (i.e., west side minority schools vs. east side majority schools) effects, socioeconomic effects, and ethnicity effects were found. (NQ)

Discusses trends from 1955 through 1976 on how public elementary and secondary schools spend their money. (Author/RK)

Research administrators must establish and maintain control over discretionary spending, assure all deliverables are completed on time, and assure adequate and controlled funding for grants and contracts. Steps and approaches for accomplishing these tasks are outlined, including planning, tracking, and reporting techniques. (MSE)

Discussion of public library standards focuses on an examination of four quantitative standards: hours of service, library resources, library staff, and library operating budgets, to determine if any agreement exists about them among states. Results indicate that there is no consensus regarding public library standards or approaches to public…