In 1972, the Nottinghamshire Education Committee surveyed all primary schools to identify those in areas of multiple social and educational disadvantage. A program, including increased funding, parent education, and in-service, was developed for these schools, to meet the Plowden Report's goal of "positive discrimination" for the…

The paper estimates redistributional effects of New York's programs to improve equity in postsecondary education finance in its state university system, and also provides preliminary estimates of public-private enrollment effects. The programs appear to be giving disproportionate benefits to private institutions. (MF)

The authors examined the effects of school finance reforms on equality of educational opportunities in several states, analyzing court cases in California, New York, and Illinois, and suggest that reform policies may not work as their designers intended. Illinois was used as a case study in constructing tests to measure school finance reform…

Problems and solutions related to a determination of faculty resources for a health professions education college consisting of two allopathic medical schools, an osteopathic medical school, a dental school, a graduate school of biomedical sciences, and a school of allied health professions are discussed. Curriculum descriptions and construction…

Approximately 170 references on cost analysis and construction are cited, divided into four topic areas: costs analysis in health professions education; planning in health professions education; cost analysis in higher education; and planning in higher education. (LBH)

The relative power of several variables in predicting school reading achievement was considered. Issues were raised concerning the efficacy of altering the resources allocated to a school or changing the social and racial composition of the student body as a strategy for raising achievement levels. (EVH)

The ingredients of an academic program development plan, with special attention to the processes and criteria supporting decisions on program priorities, are delineated. External and internal inputs to decision-making are discussed and three case examples are given. Major considerations involved in integrating budgetary decisions are identified.…

Any worthwhile approach to the question of costs in connection with planning must begin by considering not only what kind of costs will be relevant but also what kind of planning they are to be used for. Efforts being used in U.S. and European universities are reviewed. (Author/LBH)

Reviews results of a 39-state survey to determine if funds available for college operations had decreased (7 states), increased (11), or stabilized (21) in 1977. Factors included: unexpected enrollment increases in 1973-77 without increased funding, unanticipated enrollment decline in 1977-78, statewide economic declines, and increased competition…

An address given by Russell E. Train in Los Angeles early 1978 is presented. In this address environmental issues and problems are discussed and growing institutional and public environmental efforts are explained. (MDR)

A system using a magnetic card controller and plastic magnetic striped cards at the University of California at Berkeley allows specific transactions to be recorded for eventual billing. The system can be used to control access to as well as dispense a commodity. For journal availability see HE 509 149. (LBH)

ACIR recommends that state legislatures include all federal aid funds in their own appropriations bills, prohibit the expenditure of federal funds in excess of the amount states appropriate themselves, and specify spending priorities by establishing subprogram allocations. Implications of these recommendations are discussed. (LBH)

This piece analyzes a central and neglected issue: do survey-feedback designs simply encourage respondents to make "unrealistic" demands for organization resources to ameliorate unattractive features of work? (Author)

The author tells one way to overcome the setbacks of school budget cuts, as well as present a program that involves learning experiences for many classrooms. Brief instructions on building physical education equipment are provided. (Editor)

College administrators faced with declining enrollments must take a realistic approach and recognize the effect of any planned actions. Some financial warning signals are listed, and guidelines are offered to adjust management practices and philosophies to the enrollment trends. (Author)