Data are presented on dollar amounts spent by the 100 colleges, universities, and schools of professional education spending the most for research and development in 1993. For each institution, the amounts of federal funds expended and total funds expended are given as is the institution's R & D spending rank. (MSE)

Uses data from Japanese households to calculate the income elasticities of educational expenditure, allowing elasticities to vary nonmonotonically with household income. Explores whether income elasticities for education peak in the middle-income categories and diminish for the lower and upper ends of income distribution. Income elasticities do…

Presents a history of children's book publishing that focuses on past, current, and future trends and reviews how these trends affect library budgets and services. Highlights include an examination of elements that have affected children's book publishing and sales and a discussion of the creation of Children's Book Week, an effort to publish…

Estimates how much money it takes for technology programs to make a difference and offers advice on how schools can best spend their technology funds. Tables show costs in personnel and in hardware and software for developing technology expertise among teachers. (MLF)

A study analyzed the administrative costs of a research university of 35,000 students by examining departmental budgets from 1987-88 to 1991-92. Focus of the analysis is on rates of growth and decline in central administrative, instructional, and academic college expenditures rather than on absolute levels of expenditure. (MSE)

Half the decline in California's public school spending is due to a 1971 Supreme Court ruling that required equal spending per pupil across school districts throughout the state. Enrollment increases have also contributed to the decline. (JOW)

The 100 colleges and universities with the largest expenditures for research and development (R&D) are listed. For each, the information given includes total federal dollars and ranking and total overall funds (federal, state, institutional, industry, and other) for R&D and ranking. (MSE)

Suggests guidelines to be followed by library administrators and managers to deal effectively with changes caused by the introduction of automation or technology projects within a library. The need for planning is emphasized, staff participation is stressed, adequate training and preparation are discussed, and financial planning is considered.…

This commentary on EC 605 926 cites a study which yielded a dramatic difference in expenditures of families of children with mental retardation. The paper expresses concerns with reclassifying family supports as health care costs, and proposes alternative policy options for compensating families caring for a family member with mental retardation.…

Develops a theoretical framework for analyzing the behavior of Iowa school district managers affected by declining enrollment and estimates the impacts on school costs. Estimates the declining enrollment adjustment period length and evaluates theoretical implications of selected proposals for compensating local school districts faced with…

The state board in Victoria, Australia, is beginning to collect data on adult education, measuring student contact hours and their ratio to costs. The quantitative data are being used for a variety of planning purposes. (SK)

A study compared the cost of caring for 50 institutionalized persons with developmental disabilities and epilepsy with 50 individuals with developmental disabilities. Costs attributable to epilepsy were found to be approximately $825.00 and $918.00 per person over a six-month period. Personnel, drugs, hospitalization, and laboratories/procures…

Wealthier colleges and universities, whose endowments have prospered as a result of rising market values, are spending more money on new programs, student aid, and faculty salaries. Some feel that colleges are still spending too little and hoarding endowment funds; others fear market domination by a small group of wealthy schools. (MSE)

Views assessment of "Costs of Electronic Reference Resources" both in a general descriptive framework and within the context of a specific model for costing of library operations and services called LCM, the Library Costing Model. Examples of costing data uses are provided, and categories of costs are related to types of electronic…

In a November 1995 "Educational Leadership" article, Eric Hanushek claimed that neither educational spending nor class size affects student achievement. A rigorous reanalysis of the evidence, including Hanushek's own data, shows that resources matter. While increased spending will not automatically produce increased achievement, adequate…