The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 established a community action program -- an all-out community attack against poverty. One goal of this program -- law reform -- has since been implemented by both traditional legal aid societies and newly-created agencies that select unusual cases for special treatment. Responses to inquiries made of over 80…

This document was prepared to answer questions regarding the Pennsylvania Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education Act which became effective after June 19, 1968. Questions pertain to (1) the secular educational services that can be purchased under this law; (2) the specific areas of compensation such as salaries, textbooks, and instructional…

Information is presented regarding the various methods that may be employed by Pennsylvania school districts to finance building construction. Consideration is given to the following methods--(1) pay-as-you-go, (2) temporary loans, (3) general obligation bonds, (4) employment of municipality authorities, (5) employment of the State Public School…

If, nationally, there is increasing application to the state for support of private higher education, policymakers need to know the public policy justification of such support. The factors which should determine public policy with respect to support for independent higher education can be divided into four broad questions: Is the existence or…

This report indicates financial support of higher education in Washington as compared to other states. Tables are presented concerning: (1) combined state and local expenditures for higher education per equivalent full-time students; (2) percentage of student enrollment in public institutions to total population; (3) percentage of private…

This document relates specifically to the problem of requesting, justifying, and receiving state general funds and construction bond dollars as required by the 13 community colleges in Oregon. The problem is to determine a method of distribution of state general fund dollars and construction bond dollars that will meet the currently projected…

This bibliography lists materials pertinent to competition for public funds as aid increases for private higher education. Twenty-nine citations are presented alphabetically by title, ERIC numbers are provided at the end of each citation where appropriate. (MJM)

In Pennsylvania, the legal duty to reimburse a school district is based on the days of instruction provided by a district and payment only for the actual number of instruction days up to 180. The Department of Education presumes that, during a teacher strike, no days of instruction are being provided. However, should a school board notify the…

The Illinois State Scholarship Commission (ISSC) is responsible for the administration of 9 state authorized and funded financial aid programs for Illinois postsecondary students. The major programs consist of: (1) nonrepayable monetary awards, and (2) guaranteed educational loans. The purposes of the Commission's programs are to: (1) equalize…

The 1972-73 report provides evaluative perspectives on a variety of aspects of the Illinois public school program for gifted children. Sections provide an overview of the development of the Illinois programs; a review of independent evaluations of Gifted Area Service Centers; a summary of the first statewide survey of Area Service Center…

This report on higher education finance in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is divided into six sections. Section one deals with state support for higher education, and whether the state should give greater attention to the private sector than it has in the past. The question of whether the state could support substantial additional costs of…

The 1971-72 annual report of the Educational Opportunity Fund provide information about E.O.F. students who are enrolled in the program at 48 institutions of higher education in New Jersey. The report reveals that the program continues to progress at a satisfactory level and the major objectives established by the New Jersey legislature are being…

A report of the Illinois Gifted Program Evaluation, the document first presents origins, policies, and scope of the reimbursement section of the Illinois Plan for Program Development for Gifted Children. Outlined is the evaluation design, in which subjects were 34 school districts representing a 10% stratified random sample of 340 districts. Each…

This paper summarizes a recent study of a mathematical approach to the allocation of State resources to local school districts. The purpose of this approach is to (1) assure the maximum utilization of resources available, (2) distribute State funds in accordance with the criteria of effectiveness imposed on the system, and (3) satisfy the…

This paper discusses four arguments for full State funding of schools: (1) the State is the logical and legal governmental unit to guarantee equal educational opportunity and program adequacy, (2) the State can command revenues through a variety of taxes whereby districts are generally limited to property taxes, (3) students in sparsely settled…