The primary local funding source for school support has always been the property or "ad valorum" tax. State funds, determined for each district by the "foundation program" formula, supplement this tax. Local school boards, state legislatures, state constitutions, and the voters have the power to provide quality education. In…

A guide to the economic factors that influence cable television systems is presented. Designed for local officials who must have some familiarity with cable operations in order to make optimum decisions, the guide analyzes the financial framework of a cable system, not only from the operators viewpoint, but also from the perspective of the…

The seventh annual report of the community program, Program IMPACT, is presented. The following subjects are covered: national purpose, continuing education, community education, program administration, general developments, participating colleges and universities, and financial aspects. Conclusions are given. (CK)

In October 1971, the Academy for Educational Development entered into a contract with the Council on Higher Education of the State of Washington to prepare an analysis with recommendations on the financing of postsecondary education in Washington. The resulting pamphlet is divided into 5 chapters: (1) Higher Education for Whose Benefit? (2)…

In May 1970, the College Scholarship Service of the College Entrance Examination Board convened a panel of 11 individuals concerned with the educational needs of students from poverty and minority populations. Their task was to define, from their own perspectives, the higher educational needs of not only minority youth but all young people from…

Operating grants to provincially assisted universities in Ontario are based on a formula that is derived from a system of weights assigned to various categories of student enrollment. This formula, however, cannot be used both for emergent universities and established institutions. There is probably no substitute for subjective decisionmaking,…

Investigation of publicly supported kindergartens in Saskatchewan, Canada is reported. The Minister's Committee on Kindergarten Education held 12 meetings, received 140 briefs and attended 21 hearings in centers throughout the Province. In response to the investigation, the committee concluded that the time is right to implement publicly-supported…

This document comprises a response to a UNESCO questionnaire submitted to the National Advisory Council on Adult Education. It is divided into the following sections: (1) The Relation of Adult Education to Economic, Social and Political Objectives, a section which emphasizes that the best long-range solution to the problems of society and the…

This lecture is part of "Fundamentals of Educational Planning; Lecture-Discussion Series," a controlled experiment aiming at the development of efficient teaching materials in the field of educational planning. The author discusses (1) the justification for public subsidy of higher education; (2) methods of subsidizing students; (3) the objective…

Church-related colleges are facing the problem of pleasing both their sponsoring churches and the government in order to obtain the funding from each agency that is needed for the survival of the institutions. To solve the political problem, the church-related colleges must persuade the legislatures, both state and federal, to include them in…

Recommendations to the Library Development Commission to be used as a guide in planning a new program for library development are reported. The purpose of the publication is to elicit constructive comment and suggestions and to establish guidelines for province-wide organization of library services. Specific topics discussed include: public…

The General Accounting Office examined coordination among federally assisted student financial aid programs including the National Defense Student Loan, the College Work-Study, Educational Opportunity Grant, and Guaranteed Student Loan programs. Eight institutions were visited. The report recommends that the Secretary of Health, Education and…

This state- and national-level funding model was designed to assist community and junior college administrators, state agency officials, and officers in the executive and legislative branches of state government. The principal objectives of the model are to: (1) officially recognize post-secondary education as a public responsibility; (2) equalize…

A major responsibility of government, whether state, local or federal, is to provide educational opportunity for its citizens in accord with their abilities, motivations, and the needs of society. To achieve this goal in postsecondary education, a diversity of institutions for students to attend and the elimination of barriers to these…

This document presents the proceedings of a conference held by the New England Board of Higher Education on public policy for the financing of higher education. Speeches presented were concerned with such topics as the inefficiencies in public policy toward the financing of higher education, the 1971 Federal Higher Education Act, imperative trends…