This compendium presents data on various aspects of the Ontario University system. Compiled by the Council of Finance Officers - Universities of Ontario (COFO-UO), it is intended as a companion to the Financial Report of Ontario Universities and as an aid to financial planning and policy. Data are presented in graphical and tabular formats.…

This document asks institutions to complete an annual survey on full-time equivalent student load on recognized higher education (HE) courses. The HESES2000 survey should be completed by all HE institutions receiving funds from the Higher Education Funding Council for England recurrent funds for teaching. The data will provide an early indication…

A study that examined the magnitude of federal aid to individual students and the targeting of those funds based on need found that although federal aid to education averages 7 percent nationwide, little work has been done that disaggregates these amounts by locality. The study included an intradistrict analysis of federal-education aid per pupil.…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report, the 34th annual survey, represents data from academic year 2002-03. Data highlights include: (1) In the 2002-03 academic year, the states awarded about…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report, the 35th annual survey, represents data from academic year 2003-04. Data highlights include: (1) In the 2003-2004 academic year, the states awarded about…

Minnesota Statutes 2003, Section 127A.51, reads as follows: Section 127A.51 Statewide average revenue. By October 1 of each year the commissioner must estimate the statewide average adjusted general revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit and the disparity in adjusted general revenue among pupils and districts by computing the ratio of the…

In this report to the House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) describes the trend in the number of children diagnosed with autism served under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, the services provided to these children, the estimated per pupil expenditures for educating…

This study reports on the courses in biological sciences offered in public high schools, enrollments in the course in general biology, number of teachers of general biology, organization of the course, nature of the laboratory work, laboratory and supplementary facilities, the equipment used in teaching the course, appropriations for equipment and…

The short focus which follows is limited to a consideration of State support systems, specifically statewide provision for local district financing. (Author/RK)

Costs of programs for 10 categories of exceptional children were compared with costs of regular educational programs on the basis of data from 24 school districts in five states. (GW)

Discusses the Constitutional problems and educational benefits that surround the federal income tax credit law. (RK)

Description of America's first educational voucher experiment. (DN)

State by state comparisons of the various factors that influence a teacher's choice of location. (MB)

Evidence suggests that there is widespread failure on the part of the States to comply with administrative criteria of Title I funds. (Author)