This bulletin is the thirteenth in the Office of Education series on "Federal Funds for Education" issued biennially since 1933-34. In the present report, figures are given for the two most recent years if they are available. In some instances, expenditure figures for the 1955-56 school year will not be reported until later, and the Federal office…

The plan adopted in this study has been: (1) to make a correlation between the ranking of the various States in each of the items compared; and (2) to compare the various States with each other directly with a reference to the mean of the entire United States in those items. The Pearson coefficient of correlation points out the approximate degree…

Applies output budgeting techniques to the "production" of graduates at a British University. The cost per student graduated in 18 different disciplines is first divided among (1) capital and maintenance costs, (2) teaching costs, and (3) administrative and general expenditures. The potential cost savings from more efficient utilization…

Author probed to discover the best size for a school system, individual schools, and individual classrooms. (Author/RK)

Author predicts that the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in San Antonio v. Rodriquez signals an end to federal court support for school finance reform for the foreseeable future. (Editor/RK)

Cost benefit accounting is not being used in academic reference libraries today but administrators are beginning to require quantitative evaluation of services provided. Several systems are described and evaluated. (35 references) (DH)

More than one-third of the Nation's new jobs in recent years were generated by State and local government spending. (Editor)

Educators, legislators, and school chiefs register their reactions to the Rodriguez case and the Supreme Court's decision regarding it. (Author/JN)

Three case studies describe successful installations of three leading book security manufacturers. Reports on a 92 percent book loss cut at West Leyden High School, Northlake, Illinois; a substantial savings and a loss cut at the Charles Stewart Mott Library, Flint, Michigan; and a 75 percent loss cut at Chabot College, Hayward, California. (EA)

Discusses recent court decisions striking down State school finance systems as being in violation of the equal protection clause. Part one summarizes the relevant constitutional law as well as holdings and rationales of the cases. Part two considers alternative schemes that utilize the property tax as part of the system for funding public schools.…

Discusses possible future trends in educational finance following the California court decision in Serrano vs Priest. (JF)

Study intends to show, "what is saved public budgets by the existence of Catholic Schools. (Author)

This paper considers the structure of family income, examines some factors affecting family size, reviews alternative definitions of an adequate income for families with varying numbers, and presents data on actual consumption, according to family income and family size. A model depicting the causal relations among factors affecting consumption is…