In Great Britain the Advanced Further Education Pool supports polytechnics and colleges. Although the "pool" of expenditure has been "capped," allocations for 1980/81 were dependent on the size of claims made by individual authorities. It is suggested that these claims bear no consistent relationship to past expenditure or…

Reports the results of a research study in Arizona on voters' beliefs about the burdens they bear from taxes on nonresidential property. These results differ markedly from those in a similar study conducted by Helen F. Ladd in Massachusetts. Available from Executive Director, NTA-TIA, 21 East State Street, Columbus, OH 43215. (Author/WD)

This description of the Vigo County Public Library's implementation of planning, programming, and budgeting focuses on its output measurement system, Complete Service Statistics. Measures of five service categories are developed--lending, facilities, information, production, and staff--to gather statistics for library management. (RAA)

Energy management is seen as a necessity for educational institutions. If reductions are not achieved there will need to be economies in other areas of the budget in order to meet energy cost increases. Budgets which used to include 2 percent for energy costs are now having to allow ll percent. (Author/MLW)

A financial analysis of intercollegiate athletics indicates that the programs are excessively deficit-producing and that the financial crisis would exist even if women's athletics were not a factor. Sources of revenues and expenditures are examined and cost control alternatives are suggested. (JMD)

Details examples of prejudice, suggesting underlying reasons for the same, on the part of professional librarians concerning distribution of the Women's History Research Center's microfilm series. It is concluded that, until prejudice is overcome, the intellectual analysis of gender roles so necessary to changing status of women will be…

Comparison of 14 different distance teaching projects showed that the projects and their costs are reasonably comparable. Methods of cost analysis are discussed, and conclusions reached on seven aspects of the economics of distance teaching are summarized. (JEG)

Summarizes the results of a statewide economic impact analysis of Maryland's 17 community colleges which revealed that expenditures had positive short-range and long-range impacts on the state economy in the areas of business, general employment, and increased student earning potential. Presents suggestions for conducting impact studies. (MB)

Expenditures per student in Australian universities are examined by a university vice-chancellor. Focus is on cost indexes, real resources, and corrections for faculty costs. (LBH)

Part two of a survey shows how school districts are coping, or not coping, with vandalism, theft, and other problems of security. (Author)

"T and E" was supposed to mean school improvement. "Caps" in the law, however, are bringing program cutbacks and chaos. (Editor)

The Australian and New Zealand academic library statistics for 1996 provide data on overall staffing, services, collections. expenditures, and population in 43 Australian and 7 New Zealand academic library systems. Includes amendments to the 1995 statistics. (PEN)

Discusses problems with reallocating public resources for education in developing countries from higher to lower education levels. There is a case for maintaining and even increasing higher education spending, as long as public funds can be directed to research and other "public good" functions. The true social rate of return to certain…

Examines governmental and nongovernmental funding of rural libraries at three intervals over a 10-year period (1984, 1989, and 1994). Questionnaires were administered to 300 rural libraries. Findings indicate a relative status quo has been maintained in proportions of budgets but the funding and fund raising have increased to keep abreast of…