This theoretical essay uses tacit knowledge, the often-undocumented wisdom of experts, to explore future prospects for academic librarians. Identifies traditional and emerging valuations of the academic librarian held by higher education stakeholders and explores practical implications for university funding using the philosophical stance of…

Summarizes universe data on public libraries in the United States. Includes information about public libraries' administrative structure and legal basis, operating income and expenditures, staff, collections, and services. (Author/SLD)

Examines longitudinal funding for 513 public institutions over the time period 1995-1999 using the IPEDS database. A comparison across institutional types is presented, and student affairs funding also is compared with other major campus units. (Contains 16 references and 4 tables.) (GCP)

Focuses on three areas for building effective school, family, and community partnership programs: a planning framework, an organizational structure, and an assessment of challenges. (Contains 23 references.) (PKP)

Discusses controversy involving state funding of Pennsylvania cyber charter schools. (PKP)

Predictors of perceived family bonds were examined among homeless young people who initially left home one year earlier. Newly homeless young people aged 12-20 years who had recently left home were recruited in Los Angeles County, United States (n=201) and Melbourne, Australia (n=124) and followed longitudinally at 3, 6, and 12 months (follow-up…

This article explores intergenerational financial transfers from parents to adult children and grandchildren within a life course perspective. Research on intergenerational financial transfers has been sparse, and little is known about the financial support older Canadians provide to family members or about the meaning of that assistance. Survey…

Technology is expensive--making innovation beyond the reach of most school budgets. And since constant improvement requires continuous funding, how do school districts, buildings or classroom teachers fund the products they need to improve student learning? The answer is through external grants. But grants require applications, and few, if any,…

Many state budgets are reaping the benefits of tax revenues that are rising faster than at any time since the economic slowdown ended. Overall tax collections by states rose by 11.7 percent in the first quarter of 2005, giving the legislatures extra cash to shore up school aid, increase teacher pay, and finance new initiatives such as full-day…

Privatization is a spectrum along which public institutions operate. As the share of public investment in their operations declines, institutions are increasingly required to function in the competitive marketplace and so become increasingly privatized. In this article, former University of Wisconsin System President Katharine C. Lyall and…

Community colleges in every state are in the position of facing challenges. In some states, however, the situation is much more severe than it is in other states. In order to look for the worst of times, the author states that the best state to go would be California. Michele Siqueiros, who serves in the capacity of Associate Director for the…

Successful sport entities have a variety of stable revenue sources to meet increasing expenses. There are three major categories of revenue sources: public, private, and a combination of public and private sources. It is extremely important for the sport manager to ensure that all varieties of revenue streams are maintained. The public sources of…

A considerable sum of money is allocated to UK universities on the basis of Research Assessment Exercise performance. In this paper we analyse the two main funding models used in the United Kingdom and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. We suggest that the benchmarking used by the two main models have significant weaknesses, and propose an…

The demand for professional development for integrating technology is growing. According to the MDR report The Impact of No Child Left Behind, when leaders were asked about the areas in which they feel their teachers need the most training over the next year or two, technology integration came in fourth behind "assessment," "dealing…

The nation continues its ceaseless struggle with the spiraling cost of health care. Previous efforts (regulation, competition, voluntary action) have included almost every strategy except clinical. Insurers have largely failed in their cost-containment efforts. There is a strong emerging body of literature that demonstrates the relationship…