This book offers an overview of educational finance law and examines constitutional challenges to state aid plans. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to education finance litigation, including the early history of education finance litigation and early education finance theory. Chapter 2 discusses the states' responsibilities for providing equal…

Missouri's Video Instructional Development and Educational Opportunity Program (VIDEO), enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri through Senate Bill 709, encourages all educational institutions in the state to supplement educational opportunities through the use of telecommunications technology, including instructional television…

This report examines variations between school districts and across the states in the quantities of the various types of revenues received for educational programs and services. It builds on some of the analysis techniques introduced in an earlier National Center for Education Statistics publication, "Disparities in Public School…

This document presents the master plan for Florida postsecondary education, with recommendations in the areas of access, interdependence, outcomes, and funding. An introduction offers a vision statement for postsecondary education in the state, reviews the planning process, identifies underlying principles, and explains the planning context. The…

This annual report presents 1996-97 financial information on 22 church-related colleges, universities, and seminaries in Ontario, Canada, which are also affiliated with public universities. Fourteen tables present the data in summary form and include: (1) combined revenue and expense and changes in fund balances; (2) revenue and additions by…

This report summarizes trends in financing higher education in the United States and is based on various reports of state appropriations and a survey of state higher education finance officers. Among the highlights noted are: state appropriations to higher education reached $52.8 billion in fiscal year 99, an increase of 6.5 percent over the…

This paper describes options available to states for distributing funds for preschool education programs in light of the mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that states must provide a free public education to children with disabilities, age 3 through 5 years. It begins with a general discussion of the different types of…

This report provides recent statistics on trends in student aid in the 1980s and 1990s for the federal government, state governments, and educational institutions. The analysis also reports on changes in the costs of attending college and in family incomes in order to provide a context for assessing whether college is becoming more or less…

Presented in both English and Spanish language formats, this workbook explains how California residents can qualify for and obtain student financial aid in the form of federal and state grants and loans, work-study programs, institutional grants, federal campus-based programs, and the Federal Family Education Loan Program loans. A calendar of…

This report evaluates the status of certain aspects of public higher education in Colorado including educational excellence, educational access and diversity, efficiency in the delivery of education, and adequacy of resources for the delivery of education. Specific information is provided on the following: (1) American College Testing and…

This document is a companion statistical data appendix to the "Scorecard on Colorado Public Higher Education" which examined the following aspects of public higher education in the state of Colorado: educational excellence; educational access and diversity; efficiency in the delivery of education; and adequacy of resources for the…

In view of increasing financial pressures, this paper argues that a new approach to fiscal policy and to the structure of the financial relationship between state government and institutions of higher education is needed. A proposed three-part budget would include the following: (1) a base or core lump-sum budget managed by higher education…

This publication considers the role of urban, non-public elementary schools, particularly in Chicago (Illinois), in breaking the cycle of inner city poverty and also offers information and guidance on how to support and strengthen such schools. Following an introduction, the first section details the proliferation of such small, non-public schools…

A study was conducted to determine whether college tuition increases in Arizona were placing a disproportionate burden on individuals at lower income levels. Statistical data from the 10-year census reports were analyzed to calculate tuition as a percentage of per capital income for the following groups: total population, White non-Hispanics,…

This paper provides nine data tables, constituting nearly the entire report, that indicate current trends in Illinois' higher education expenditure patterns and revenue for its public universities and community colleges. Table 1 compares fiscal years 1990 and 1992 expenditures by sector and by sources of funds showing a 0.2 percent increase from…