This study focuses on the political feasibility of some of the alternatives open to States for raising educational revenue and allocating funds to local school districts. Eight states -- California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon -- were chosen for study, to represent a range in (1) the level of State…

This report consists of 19 conference papers, most of which focus on the current problems, issues, and trends in educational finance; while several deal with cost effectiveness and levels of productivity. Since the concept of productivity focuses on outputs, other papers are concerned with the output-oriented concepts of accountability and…

Funding problems in special education are examined and a model for developing an appropriate funding nodel is described, with particular emphasis on funding special education in Arizona. In an introductory chapter, the funding problem is reviewed nationally and in the state of Arizona; and the problem is summarized into questions which involve the…

Encouraged by the Federal government, institutions of higher education have entered into agreements with the government to perform basic research in the national interest that also conforms to institutional objectives. For a number of leading institutions, the research mission has become a major function alongside instruction and has provided a…

Examines the effects of changes and diminishments in financial support and the future of university-based research in Britain. Assesses schemes for finding university research and discusses concerns dealing with selectivity, university collaboration, and the vertical stratification of universities for scientific research. (ML)

The Online Computer Library Center, which provides catalogs and interlibrary loan services to most of the nation's libraries, is approaching a financial crossroads and must decide whether to diversify or cut back services. One option would serve academic and research libraries better; the other option would serve public libraries better. (MSE)

A Catholic men's college suffering from declining enrollments and financial problems became coeducational, redefined its governance system, reorganized its program structure, generated new cash reserves, and expanded its offerings beyond the traditional liberal arts concept, resulting in substantial gains in institutional strength. (MSE)

The University of Paris X (Nanterre) is an example of how government budgetary problems and the resulting emphasis on labor market needs affect the finance and functioning of the institution and of the current instability of the university's role in society. (MSE)

Discusses the relationships between fiscal stress in California public schools after the passage of Proposition 13 and high school curricular changes. Reports that school staff and parents interviewed in California's Big Eight districts perceived reduced course offerings in similar areas and understood the intimate ties between financial pressures…

A survey of 96 faculty in 12 medical schools showed that faculty average 48.6 minutes a week discussing personal problems with students. The most common problems concern finances, emotional health, and interactions with faculty. Techniques used include listening, questioning, sympathy, and empathy. (MSE)

Thirty two-year and four-year colleges and universities from among the 91 serving the largest percentage of Native American students were surveyed as a follow-up to a similar survey in 1988. The purpose was to obtain data on Native Americans enrolled in higher education and to ascertain what factors contribute to their success or failure. It was…

Effects of fiscal retrenchment on innovation and efficiency in school district governance are examined. It is concluded that, in spite of inconsistencies and inequities, the local political process is the most appropriate mechanism for resolving local school district problems. (CJ)

Trustees, it is suggested, should keep an eye out for burgeoning short-term debt, over-optimistic income estimates, hidden enrollment problems, student attrition, and loss of special revenue sources. The absolute size of a college is seen as a factor in making the decision to close. (MLW)

Educational policy has been directed toward assuring students access to some form of postsecondary education regardless of their financial or socioeconomic circumstances. Trends in enrollments of low-income freshman students are examined. Evidence indicates that college access by low-income students may have reached a plateau. (MLW)

Describes the federal reporting requirements of faculty time on federally sponsored research projects, their context, uses made of the figures, and reasons advanced for objecting to such reports. (Author/SK)