The author responds to W. Morse, F. Wood, and R. Peterson's articles (EC 151 382-385) updating W. Rhodes' predictions about care for emotionally disturbed and other disabled individuals. She cites the financial problems facing human services fields at institutions of higher education and decries the impact on future service provision. (CL)

Looks at the impact of budgetary problems on the University of Michigan, indicating potential cuts in natural resources (33 percent), art (25 percent), and education (40 percent). Science/engineering departments, however, will benefit from reallocation of funds, since improvements in research equipment has been given a high priority. (JN)

Discusses the effects of patronage politics on Chicago schools. Cites overtime abuse, poor job and program cost control, favoritism in contractual building maintenance, and capital building programs as some of the costs that political patronage imposes. (GC)

Found that the proportion of persons who indicated experiences of anomia related significantly to the associated proportions of persons who perceived adverse changes in financial conditions. Data suggest changes in economic conditions play an important role in societal integration, solidarity, and morale and their behavioral correlates. (Author)

Describes Nigeria's efforts to develop a program of free education and emphasizes the problems encountered in this endeavor. (FL)

The Waycross (Georgia) school system retired its debt and reduced its tax rates, without reducing educational quality, by budgeting for an operating reserve, carefully reviewing programs, reducing its fiscal responsibilities for special programs, and tightening its budget management techniques. (RW)

Reported is an analysis to determine the real costs of undergraduate student projects and to highlight areas in which economies could be made or efficiency improved. (PB)

Outlines a number of categories for a school district to review when designing an effective plan for program reductions in the face of budgetary cutbacks. (FL)

Results of the PROBE Institutional President Survey indicate that inflation, financial concerns, and changes in enrollment are the most important issues facing administrators today. (WD)

Funding cutbacks affecting San Jose (California) High School have severely reduced the school personnel adequately prepared for educating in the inner city. Concentration on legally required basics has forced elimination of classes and programs appealing to student interests and needs, leading to disciplinary and attendance problems. (PGD)

State education policymakers, polled about potential school finance problems for the 1980s, ranked changes in state general aid formulas and changes in the tax structure for education at the top of seven subject areas. (Author/MLF)

Discussed are the problems of retired persons in general and of the retired music educator in particular. Suggestions are made for making use of the expertise of the retired music educator. (KC)

Presents an economic analysis of public finance based on criteria of equity and efficiency. Discusses the operational problems and issues confronting community college practitioners and policymakers. Reviews public finance and cost-sharing in Florida, Illinois, Texas, and California. Recommendations include deemphasizing enrollment-driven…

This paper describes the access problems and utilization patterns of university health services on the part of graduate students. (JD)

Presents a conceptual framework that incorporates the notion of relative deprivation to explain the perceived financial adequacy among the elderly. Financial satisfaction is directly related to relative deprivation while income only indirectly affects one's sense of financial well-being. (Author)