Among the various public and private interest groups who concern themselves with policy-making in California's Capitol, education has long been envied for having a special place in the constitution that establishes its importance among all issues. Several provisions of the state constitution relate to the priority of public education, and yet…

This study offers insights regarding the tactics used by institutions to implement and sustain service-learning at various levels of commitment as identified by Holland (1997). An analysis of data collected from 12 directors of service-learning centers provides a description of common practices associated with implementing and sustaining…

California Community Colleges face unique challenges and opportunities in serving the state's largest new majority students who are also the state's most at-risk students. These students are the primary driver of the new economy, however they arrive at college with significant educational and economic disadvantages (Woodlief, Thomas, & Orozco,…

Increasing the participation of minority groups at public colleges and universities is a longstanding goal of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, as first outlined in its 1983 "Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education". The minority groups defined by the plan are:…

Context: Identifying how maternal residential location affects late initiation of prenatal care is important for policy planning and allocation of resources for intervention. Purpose: To determine how rural residence and other social and demographic characteristics affect late initiation of prenatal care, and how residence status is associated…

In 2004, after an in-depth review of student achievement data for over 4,000 students, the administration of a school district in southern Minnesota identified the following challenges: (1) above-state-average number of special education students; (2) increasing number of English as Second Language (ESL) students; (3) increasing number of students…

The author surveys the status of and issues surrounding year-round programs in secondary schools in order to provide background for deciding which school calendar is the most effective educationally, financially, and socially. The best programs and those discontinued are listed, as are the dates of the most important developments in year-round…

The Ontario operating grants formula has lost its simplicity and has failed to deal satisfactorily with certain key problems, with the results that these are being resolved in discretionary fashion outside of the formula and there is growing complaint from the institutions that lose by this development. (Author/IRT)

Written in the form of a newspaper article of the future (1980), this article provides answers to questions which traditional educators and parents might ask on the use of technology and community resources for primary education. (Author/HB)

As higher education institutions shift from a growth orientation to one of redistributing existing resources, budgeting can play a major innovative role. The author isolates a number of roles in the budgetary process, shows how these roles interact, and suggests how a budget can be redesigned. (Author/MLF)

Summarizes a set of data designed to cast light on the comparative performance of the academic departments at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the production of graduate degrees and focuses on the methodology involved in developing statistical reports useful for such purposes. (Editor)

Designed to help school administrators improve the efficiency of pupil transportation programs and control costs, this guide provides detailed guidance on how to collect and analyze costs, assess the effects of service levels and policies, and develop and administer a pupil transportation contract. Following an introductory chapter, part I…

This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the emotional and financial interdependence of families across generations and their common stake in programs for both young and old. It also takes a critical look at what some see as an emerging conflict between old and young due to…

This study tracks Federal block grant monies and their impact on the poor of Illinois. The hypothesis prompting the study was that the state has distributed a smaller proportion of its Federal block grant funds to those counties with the highest proportion of the state's poor as compared with the proportional distribution of Federal dollars under…

The report discusses findings and policy options of a study of technologies for handicapped individuals. An introductory section reviews definitions and demographic aspects of disabilities. Disability-related research and development is addressed in terms of the federal role and private sector involvement. Evaluation of technologies is said to be…