The problems of tax limitations are illustrated by the effect of Proposition 13 on California's school systems. Changes in the tax structure caused the school system to cut summer programs; adult education; and special, small courses. This article discusses reasons behind this proposition and describes results. (DF)

Onsite reviews in West Virginia school districts were conducted to verify that state standards in finance, as well as other areas, were being met. The process has improved compliance with state finance standards and identified laws and policies that need to be clarified. (MLF)

The College Scholarship Service Student Advisory Committee conducted a series of hearings in seven states and surveyed 250 students regarding financial aid problems. Specific problems are identified and recommendations by the committee are offered. (LBH)

This report was conducted by the California State Auditor to examine the fiscal problems facing the Los Angeles Community College District. It is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1, "Costly Policies and Poor Management Have Led to the District's Deteriorating Fiscal Condition," describes the financial downturn the district has…

Assesses the impact of inflation on school district lunch programs, construction, and borrowing. (DN)

The ways in which ratio analysis can help in long-range planning, budgeting, and asset management to strengthen financial performance and help avoid financial difficulties are explained. Types of ratios considered include balance sheet ratios, net operating ratios, and contribution and demand ratios. (MSE)

Provides some insight into the statistical scope of the single father phenomenon. Pinpoints psychological, interpersonal and environmental stresses in the single father's life. Presents major characteristics of the single father and notes some counseling recommendations. (RC)

The view of higher education as a privilege, rather than a right, did not die with open admissions in the City University system. Rather, under pressures of the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, this view has regained its ascendancy as socially advantaged groups struggle to maintain their position. (Author/GC)

Defines the budgeting process called "reconciliation" and discusses its use by the Reagan administration. Reviews uncontrollable items of the federal budget which affect higher education programs. Gives particular emphasis to funding decisions affecting Title I-B programs for adult and nontraditional students. (DMM)

Presents marketing as a form of comprehensive planning and considers its value. Stresses the difficulty of obtaining data about the external environment and the probability that external group demands will conflict among themselves and with legislative preferences. Questions the ability of colleges to expand in the face of fiscal restraints. (DD)

Education is an integral part of the urban crisis. The shape of urban education in the 1980s will be determined by the extent to which education planners and decision makers relate their activities to other facets of "the larger urban problems." (Author)

Summarizes some ways Massachusetts schools have trimmed their budgets in response to Proposition 2 1/2 and offers suggestions concerning how other schools or districts could go about doing the same. (JM)

This first of three articles in a symposium on the research effort of the International Association of the Evaluation of Educational Achievement is an historical portrait of the IEA studies providing insights concerning the methodological and political aspects of a large-scale, multinational research project. (Editor/SJL)

Because they feel that music educators should be aware of general educational trends, the authors present an overview, with statistics, of two of education's most pressing problems: declining enrollments and higher costs. (JL)

Past, present, and future costs and funding of graduate dental education are reviewed and compared with those in predoctoral dental education. Major environmental factors affecting fiscal survival of dental schools are analyzed. Different types of program needs are taken into account. (MSE)