By examining trends in college affordability, this article explores the extent to which the public perception that college is not affordable is justified. First, the article describes trends in national indicators that contribute to ability to pay, including income growth, health care costs, debt burden, and personal savings rates. Trends in…

This report provides an overview of the available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation and enrollment trends, and degrees conferred for the period 1972-1992. Major data sources are reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. The report also includes a special…

This report explores the effects of federal, state, and local fiscal cutbacks and of federal and state categorical program consolidation and deregulation on the capacity of state, intermediate, and local education agencies to provide instructional improvement services to schools in California, Nevada, and Utah. The planning process and impact of…

A longitudinal, comparative case study examines the impact of enrollment decline on and the response to it by 15 suburban school districts in 2 metropolitan areas. Data were collected during 1978-81 through interviews, observation of public meetings, documentary and statistical sources, and case histories developed for each district from 1964-81.…

Financial management in higher education is discussed in six articles, with attention to problems and creative solutions. The problem of capital depletion of facilities, research laboratories, instrumentation, and instructional equipment may be approached by creative partnerships between the state, institutions, and private capital sources. Old…

In 1986-87, Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) in Michigan undertook a broad-based examination of its effectiveness in assisting minority students to achieve their educational goals. The study investigated the balance between proportions of minorities residing in the local community and proportions enrolled at KVCC; the number of minorities…

These two reports present information and considerations to help California community college administrators in planning ahead. First, Edward Shenk discusses the effects of Proposition 13 (California's tax reform initiative) on community college funding and missions. He provides an overview of the changes brought about within the community…

Social statistics may exaggerate the degree of hardship caused by labor market problems. Yet, in many ways social statistics underestimate the degree of hardship caused by extended unemployment, underemployment, and low wages. Therefore, new measures are needed to reassess long-term and cyclical labor market developments, the changing status of…

Proceedings of the 1980 Financial Measures Conference are presented. Papers and authors are as follows: "Ratio Analysis in Higher Education" (John Minter); "Computerized Application of Financial Assessment Technology" (Daniel Updegrove and Stephen D. Campbell); "The Uses and Utility of HEGIS Financial Data" (Loyd…

This publication contains proceedings of a pre-White House Conference on Aging Activity held in May, 1980. The meeting was designed to (1) provide a labor/management forum for review and discussion of problems and issues arising out of a progressively aging population and workforce; (2) explore practical matters which can be resolved by employers…

Definitions of "bilingualism" and "biculturalism" and a brief history of the development of the Bilingual Education Act are followed by a discussion of various factors that influence the educational outcomes and aspirations towards higher education of Mexican American students in the southwestern United States, particularly…

In an effort to determine the causes of student attrition, a study was conducted at American River College (ARC) in December 1979, involving: (1) a survey of 1,174 students who had dropped at least one class while at ARC, and (2) a categorization of the reasons for college withdrawal indicated by 591 students on ARC's standardized withdrawal form.…

Higher education in the State of Connecticut is examined in light of the problems created during a time of retrenchment. Centered on the thought that the state's educational institutions have over-expanded, this report studies the historical background and financial arrangements of Connecticut higher education and offers recommendations for…

The council's recommendations for 1977 for college-based financial aid programs and for the guaranteed student loan program are both summarized and explained, and the progress of financial aid programs in 1976-77 is reviewed. The latter review includes the training of aid administrators, aid application simplification, regulations and guidelines,…

This document presents the final recommendations and background papers of a task force empowered by the Michigan legislature to consider the mission and roles of the state community colleges, alternative funding modes, and the responsibilities and interrelationships of the state and local governing boards. Following an overview of recommendations…