This seven-part report suggests a master plan for Austin Community College (ACC) through 1988-89 based on projections of enrollments, finances, and facility requirements. Section I details enrollment projections based on the proportional relationship between Travis County high school graduates and ACC enrollees. In addition, this section reviews…

In five chapters, 47 tables, and 26 figures, the authors describe national educational trends from 1968 to 1978 and project trends for 1978 to 1989. The report covers enrollments at all educational levels, numbers of high school graduates and earners of higher education degrees, numbers of instructional staff and educational expenditures at all…

During the fall of 1976, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) initiated a statewide study of educational needs as they related to the missions of the DPI. Part of this study, called the Statewide Assessment of Educational Needs (SWAN), was a citizens' opinion poll designed to review state-level priorities. Three topics were…

Price indices related to specific expenditure categories are necessary for realistic budget projections in higher education. Given the erratic inflationary behavior of the past seven years, and the uniqueness of higher education expenditures, realistic inflation prediction requires a balanced combination of analytic forecasting and intuitive…

The intent of the research reported in this paper was to substantiate a formula that would remedy the defects inherent in the present New York State transportation aid formula that reimburses districts 90 percent of approved costs. Thirty-six variables were either recorded or calculated for the 700 school districts in the state. Correlation…

Parent/community involvement in public education is discussed in terms of positive and negative changes. White flight, declining test scores, discipline problems, and rising educational expenditures are cited as contributing factors to the negative image and decreased public support for education. Morale and labor management relations before and…

This manual is intended to help school boards in Illinois and other states measure the costs of their benefits programs and to control expenditures for these programs in order to obtain maximum value for employer and employee. It presents a systematic method of computing fringe benefit costs, the comparative costs of benefits programs in Illinois,…

A comparative analysis of federal and state student financial aid programs assesses the impact of federal student aid on the attendance behavior of individuals, on the financing behavior of colleges and universities, and on the financing behavior of state and local governments. Enrollment, student budget, residence and migration, student…

Instructional, financial, and enrollment data gathered from a variety of sources for a representative sample (N=142) of the country's public two-year colleges were examined to determine how humanities education at these institutions is affected by changing financial and enrollment conditions. Study methodology involved an analysis of three sets of…

A study was conducted by the Illinois Community College Board to assess the economic impact of the state's public community colleges upon their local service districts. As part of the study, financial information concerning local businesses, local governments, faculty, staff, and students at six representative institutions were examined to…

THIS PROJECT PROPOSAL OUTLINES PLANS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECT. THE PROPOSAL CONTAINS THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE (BASIC DATA ON ENROLLMENT AND EXPENDITURES), PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, PLANS FOR EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM, A REVIEW OF RELATED RESEARCH, AND STATEMENTS OF JUSTIFICATION FOR A COMPENSATORY EDUCATION…

Using statistical data, this paper analyzes methods for educational finance in Ontario that provide alternatives to present fiscal inequalities. There are currently five barriers to equity: the lack of directly comparable measures of local tax-paying ability, the extremes in unit equalized assessment caused by the large number of school…

Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives. The purpose of the hearings was to review the Social Security student benefit program to determine whether the program is still necessary. Testimony was received from the General Accounting Office, which…

THE REQUEST FOR THIS INVESTIGATION BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RESULTED FROM THE FIRING OF NINE NEGRO TEACHERS IN WILCOX COUNTY. THE STUDY ITSELF IS MORE INCLUSIVE, INCORPORATING THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF SEPARATE STUDIES IN POVERTY, SCHOOL FINANCE,…

BECAUSE THE LAST DECADE HAS BEEN A PERIOD OF MORE INTENSE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION THAN ANY PREVIOUS PERIOD IN HISTORY, A NATIONAL STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE HOW SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE CHANGED. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 10,266 REGIONALLY ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND 7,400 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED. THE SAMPLE POPULATION…