In 1987, a study was conducted to estimate the economic impact of the State University of New York's (SUNY's) community colleges on their individual service areas, and, as a system, on the state as a whole. In light of changing economic conditions and fiscal trends, the study was replicated in 1991. The methodological model used in both studies…

Findings from a study that determined the degree of difference that exists in educational expenditures per pupil in Pennsylvania public school districts are presented. Specifically, the study compared districts with the highest and lowest expenditures and suburban with urban districts on the basis of expenditures, enrollment, revenue, wealth,…

This study explores the effects of different methods of selecting school district trustees and the effects of expenditures per pupil on the perceived quality of education. It also examines the success of South Carolina's Education Improvement Act of 1984 (EIA). The dependent variable was the ratio of private school to public school enrollment in…

The equity of public school funding in Illinois is investigated in this report. A longitudinal, cartographic methodology examines the county as the unit of analysis for the school years 1972-73 through 1990-91. Findings indicate that Illinois school districts are currently more unequal than when the state equalization aid formula state was adopted…

Data on 174 Colorado school districts were used to measure districts' responses (as indicated by per-pupil expenditures) to their own fiscal capacity and to state aid that changes over time. Colorado's modified guaranteed tax base (GTB) formula was analyzed and a model constructed that took into account the formula's limits on district spending…

The authors' review of several studies on school district fiscal response to state aid formulas precedes a summary of their research results from case studies of Colorado and Minnesota. The studies reviewed examined factors influencing district fiscal capacity and expenditure changes made in response to aid formulas, especially to…

The 36 tables in this report present summaries of unpublished data gathered in a 1979 survey of college and university libraries which was part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Included are statistics on library book and periodical holdings; materials added…

In July 1982, 10 member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) were surveyed to obtain information on their existing budget practices. Libraries participating in the study were the University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Chicago; University of Colorado; University of Florida; Iowa State University; Notre Dame…

A collection analysis project (CAP) was conducted at the Wolfgram Memorial Library of Widener University (Pennsylvania) in 1983 in order to critically evaluate library collection development methods in relation to the present and anticipated needs of faculty and students. The project followed a model developed by the Association of Research…

The effect of changes in federal support of student financial aid on tuition pricing, institutional funding of student aid, and alumni giving during 1978 to 1981 was studied with 388 colleges and universities. Private colleges with increasing enrollments were more likely to hold tuitions down than were those with decreasing enrollment. Increased…

Notes that the use of private resources, their range, extent, and effect on equal educational opportunity have not been considered during the course of most of the court cases that challenge existing school finance formulas or allocation of instructional resources or for desegregating the public schools. (Author/AM)

The focus of this article is upon an approach to allocating educational resources which is structured to minimize existing inadequacies in distribution procedures. It also presents some practical problems encountered in initiating a new allocation procedure at the State level. (Author)

Updated were statistics of an earlier study done by the Education Commission of the States (ECS) in 1980, entitled "The Missouri School Finance Study." The recent results differed from the earlier study's, illustrating the extent to which revenues per pupil depended on local property wealth and income. The results of the first study…

The ABCs of financing church and synagogue libraries are presented in this guide as Acquiring Funds, Budgeting, and Cash Accounting. Acquiring funds and the basic means needed to start a library are described, including resources such as books, shelves, office supplies, and financial resources; ideas and methods are presented for soliciting both…

This study is a replication of a 1983-84 study involving state activity in the area of staff development. Responses to a survey were received from the Chief Educational Officer in each of the 50 states. A comparison is made of changes since the 1984 study, focusing on four basic objectives: (1) Which states through law or accreditation currently…