School-finance reform is an issue that has been on New York State's agenda almost continuously since the 1960s. Information that is intended to make basic school-aid issues understandable to the average citizen is provided in this report. The report focuses on the existing finance system, the equity issues, and the options for reform. The paper is…

A Senate committee hearing received testimony about high dropout rates and other problems at seven off-reservation boarding schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or by tribal groups under BIA contract. The schools are Pierre Indian Learning Center (South Dakota), Sequoyah Indian High School (Oklahoma), Wahpeton Indian School…

This Senate testimony regarding potential improprieties in Medicaid claims for school-based health services focuses on: (1) trends in Medicaid's spending for administrative costs; (2) the distribution of Medicaid payments for administrative claims to schools and other entities; and (3) the adequacy of federal oversight in approving school…

This document contains an historical overview of the Oregon community college system, including its overall mission and student enrollment information for the 1989-94 academic years. The paper describes how Oregon community colleges enjoyed strong state and local tax support until the beginning of a recession in the early 1980's. Declines in the…

Reviews the impact on education of the first year's application of Massachusetts' Proposition 2-1/2, examines local factors linked to retrenchment policies, and considers the law's distributive impact among variously sized population centers. Analyzes projections of the law's second-year urban impact and its implications for educational equity in…

Factors related to race, central city decline, and demographic structure are assessed as determinants of White city-to-suburb movement in 39 large metropolitan areas. Findings show that most factors affect central city flight more through the choice of destination than through the decision to move. (Author/MC)

Black colleges, it is suggested, suffer less from problems such as litigation, bargaining, etc. than do other institutions. However, other problems, such as financial ones, are acute. Aggressive approaches are needed in fund raising from corporations, foundations and alumni, and also in student recruitment. (Author/MLW)

Urges an awareness of changing patterns in the delivery of health care and in the employability and training needs of allied health program graduates. Predicts further reductions in resources and discusses the advantages of cooperative linkages and brokering activities. Describes a Kellogg Foundation study of the state of the art. (AYC)

Student financial aid programs currently play a key role in general governmental support for postsecondary education, and this role is likely to increase in the future. The potential future impact of financial aid on institutions is discussed, with a consideration of program admnistration and alternative delivery mechanisms. (Author/JMD)

Cites six documents from the ERIC junior college collection that deal with financing community service programs. (AYC)

An indicator of financial health for colleges and universities is proposed that uses a measure of future cash availability based on current status and income and expense trends. (Author/BH)

Argues that sociopathy is the result of broad cultural failure and that social science has not demonstrated either the causes or the cures for sociopathy. Demonstrating social cause is beyond both the financial capacity and the ethical boundaries of society. Cultural and economic equality are potential solutions but society rejects these notions…

Federal education spending cutbacks have decimated the best-known federally-funded graduate fellowship programs for African Americans, and some fear private aid cannot cover the resulting gap. Others suggest minority students can find the needed funds, but only with great resourcefulness and focus. (MSE)

Virginia Commonwealth University confronted shrinking resources for its urban mission by creating a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree program. The program addressed a number of challenges and was built using existing resources in the university and professional communities. Despite early financial concerns, the program now combines needed…

Instructional technology can be used to support teaching excellence, even during financial constraint. Strategies include institutional initiatives for developing a technology plan and for use of electronic classrooms, and diverse classroom initiatives. The major issue for funding technology is lack of institutional planning for both acquiring and…