This monograph is one in a series designed to report discussions that took place during fifteen miniconferences for local K-12 career education coordinators. The topic of the miniconference reported in this monograph is funding for K-12 career education. After presenting an overview of career education funding sources, the miniconference…

The report discusses financing respite care (short term care of the handicapped to provide family relief) services for the developmentally disabled (DD). Respite care is examined as a component of a comprehensive service delivery system for the DD, and the scope of respite care services as conceptualized by its advocates is reviewed. Nationally…

This study of the 18 non-commercial and five 10-watt campus radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia is concerned with how these stations operate, how they are controlled and funded, and how they serve the public. A discussion of the role of the state government in tapping the potential of this medium is followed by an examination of the…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS STUDIED IN TERMS OF THEIR MUTUAL CLIMATE. THREE ASPECTS OF THIS CLIMATE ARE DISCUSSED--(1) THE NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPED THROUGH LEGISLATION, (2) THE ADAPTATIONS MADE BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO GOVERNMENTAL…

THIS MANUAL WAS PREPARED TO ASSIST AND GUIDE THOSE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AN INVENTORY OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN MONTANA. THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES INVENTORY DATA WILL BE USEFUL IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--(1) TO PROVIDE A CONTINUING, ACCURATE RECORD FOR EACH BUILDING, (2) TO PROVIDE A…

THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OFFERS OF FINANCIAL AID IN INCREASING COLLEGE ATTENDANCE OF TALENTED STUDENTS. SELECTION CRITERIA, BASED ON STANDING AS A NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM FINALIST AND ON INABILITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE FOR FINANCIAL REASONS, YIELDED 1550 STUDENTS WHO SERVED AS SUBJECTS. QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO THE…

RECENTLY, SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY (1) THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS RELATED TO THE OPTIMUM EXPENDITURE FOR EDUCATION AND (2) THE TRENDS OF PUBLIC FINANCE WHICH HAVE INFLUENCED THE SUPPORT PATTERNS FOR COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INEVITABILITY OF FEDERAL SUPPORT IS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED. THE…

WE MUST LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY AND ITS CITIZENS AND ASK TO WHAT EXTENT THE CAPACITY OF NON-COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING HAS BEEN USED TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF MAN. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS COMMUNICATED KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SOCIAL PROBLEMS BUT THE ROLE OF NON-COMMERCIAL MEDIA IS TO HELP TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING IS NOT…

FORTY ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE EL PASO UNITED FUND ARE LISTED WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SERVICES RENDERED BY EACH, THE NAME OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE AND THE PHONE NUMBER. TWELVE AGENCIES SUPPORTED BY THE TEXAS UNITED FUND ARE ALSO LISTED WITH THE NOTATION THAT THEY OPERATE ON A STATEWIDE OR NATIONAL LEVEL, AND EXCEPT FOR USO, REQUIRE NO…

OVER 100 STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MET TO CONSIDER THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS FOR PREPARING AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIANS. MAJOR SPEECHES ARE PRESENTED -- "THE PROBLEM - THE SETTING - THE PLANS FOR PREPARING…

A LOCAL TAX ALLOCATION CORRECTION FACTOR WAS DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED FOR APPORTIONMENT OF STATE SCHOOL FUNDS. THE PILOT STUDY WAS BASED ON A PAPER PRESENTED TO THE SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL FINANCE (SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION). IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE STUDY, A STATISTICAL METHOD FOR ALLOCATING LOCAL PROPERTY TAX…

Compiled to provide a central reference point for all legislative information pertaining to libraries in the state of Texas, this publication includes all pertinent legislation as amended through the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979. It contains articles dealing specifically with archives, buildings and property, city libraries, non-profit…

The Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor held hearings on H.R. 7425, a bill to amend the Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Act of 1976. The purpose was to provide assistance to educational agencies for services provided to Cuban and Haitian refugee…

Funding for school safety projects is often difficult to find. This bulletin discusses appropriate federal agencies where funding for school safety projects may be available, tips on writing a proposal, a contact list for education funding sources, and information resources. (Author/MLF)

The public broadcasting service in Japan, the NHK, is a nongovernmental, noncommercial, and nonprofit making organization that is financed solely by fees collected from viewing households. At present, 80% of the total number of households in Japan have a contract with NHK and 96.5% of these households have actually paid the receiving fee to NHK.…