Discusses some of the school problems arising from bureaucratic and political sources as well as from public opinion. (DE)

Comments on some of the arguments pro and con on government finance of higher education. (BH)

State Aid to Private Education Dialogue from the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Education Commission of the States (3rd, Denver, Colorado, July 7-9, 1969).

Refutes Myron Lieberman's article in the same issue. Argues that public support for public education is higher in states that have collective bargaining statutes and that democratic practice is more flexible than Lieberman's view of it.

The history of state support of the arts in education in California is sketched very briefly, and is followed by a description of the beginning of an arts advocacy group designed to lobby for the arts. (KC)

Describes Project Good News, a total media campaign to promote Minnesota's vocational education system. (JOW)

Describes the success of the Cooperative Education Service in obtaining government funding at all levels. Points out that other adult education agencies must duplicate their success by developing a mechanism for getting funding. (JOW)

Results of this national survey of tuition waiver plans for senior citizens in postsecondary institutions reveal that 43 states have some tuition provision although details vary among the several states. Most states have a reduced or waived tuition option on a space-available basis. (Author/BEF)

An account of a successful local tax refendum effort to support quality education. (Author)

Discussion of community support groups for public libraries focuses on how the Chicago Public Library developed programs with a Friends of the Library group. Describes fund-raising efforts; themes that guided the organization; developing library programs; the use of volunteers; restoring state funding after budget cuts; and building public…

Public confidence in the schools and educators can be restored through the thoughtful, appropriate application of systems thinking. This process requires the destruction of traditional power structures to create vehicles for truly continuous improvement that empowers all stakeholders to create appropriate learning systems. Change happens when…

Discusses private fundraising initiatives for public libraries, often through special foundations with full-time fundraisers. Highlights include experiences at the Public Library of Des Moines Foundation; metropolitan, suburban, and small public library initiatives; fundraising on the Web; effects on public support; outreach programs; bequests;…

Instead of selling the idea of a new middle school building, an Ohio school district engaged people in an 18-month conversation about community financial and educational needs. The plan succeeded, due to unconventional leveraging strategies, full staff participation, elimination of diversions, involvement of community leaders, personalized…

Private-sector strategic marketing processes can significantly benefit schools desiring to develop public confidence and support and establish guidelines for future development. This article defines a strategic marketing model for school systems and articulates the sequence of related research and operational steps comprising it. Although schools…