2010 marks the 50th anniversary of California's famed Master Plan for Higher Education, arguably the single most influential effort to plan the future of a system of higher education in the annals of American higher education. This essay builds on the analysis offered in a previous CSHE research paper ("From Chaos to Order and Back") by…

The rate at which borrowers default on their federally guaranteed student loans has declined to 4.6 percent, in part because of a record number of consolidations, the Education Department announced last week. "Borrowers took advantage of the opportunity to lock in record-low interest rates by consolidating their federal student loans," the…

This article is a personal faculty perspective regarding academic accreditation. It describes the psychological process and consequences of losing accreditation. Compton Community College was one of the oldest community colleges in California and has served a diverse population of students for over 50 years. As a result of severe administrative…

For several months, the subprime-mortgage crisis has hovered over colleges, its ultimate effects uncertain. That is changing. In the past few weeks, a series of loan companies have withdrawn from broad categories of student lending, and some colleges have acknowledged sharp increases in borrowing costs. The most severe effect may be still to come,…

It is helpful to know how to read a company's annual report if an individual is considering going to work for the company, investing in it, or selling to it. When reading an annual report, start at the back with the report of the independent certified public accountant and the footnotes. These can provide information that is not readily apparent…

Tells how one staff solved its financial problems by changing the layout of the yearbook. (RB)

Provides cost saving suggestions for producing a school newspaper on a limited budget. (RB)

Recent developments and future prospects for the financing of scientific publications are discussed. (DT)

Increasing costs without benefits worthy of the expense are causing colleges to seek alternatives to school visitations. Several solutions to the problem are briefly offered, and a multiple visitation program is described. (CJ)

Since the government supports research and publication for the benefit of the public, this information should be disseminated at a minimum cost with maximum accessibility, at no extra profit to the publisher. Fiscal implications relate higher costs of publications to library budgetary limitations as basic reasons for subscription cuts. (Author)

Suggests combining the yearbook and newspaper staffs as a solution to the economic problems facing student publications, and producing a publication which can be entered into a binder at the end of a school-year. (RB)

This National Education Association news release looks at the financial problems of teachers, and urges application for food stamps as a means of combating rising prices and highlighting the economic plight of teachers. A number of stories are included in which teachers found it necessary to obtain food stamps in order to make ends meet. The…

This article outlines the minimum requirements for the preparation of a long-range development plan covering a period of ten years or longer. Cooperation with local municipal plan boards and other community agencies is encouraged. The main topics discussed are--(1) comprehensive studies of past and projected community growth trends in the school…

How does one tell which higher education institutions should go out of business? The National Commission on the Financing of Post-Secondary Education took the view that financial distress was only in part a financial problem. An essential key to the problem is a determination of the financial impact on educational objectives. Institutional…