A summary of the National Institute of Education's anthology by the same title, this publication reviews 13 articles that discuss current shifts in school enrollment and their impact on the educational system. Topics covered include the demographic background to declining enrollments; the fiscal effects of decline; the management of decline;…

This study was designed to measure the economic impact on state agencies, AFDC recipients and child care providers if day care payments were calculated as income disregards rather than Title XX expenditures. The methodology, used in preliminary surveys in four states (North Carolina, Oregon, California and Maine) consisted of three major steps:…

The Legal Services Corporation, established in 1974, is the primary provider of funds for free civil legal services for the poor. Substantial sums for such services are also available from other Federal, State, and local sources and are administered by Corporation and non-Corporation providers. Some Corporation grantees are not aware, however, of…

This practicum report describes a step-by-step plan followed by the author and his employer, the Massachusetts Teachers' Association (MTA), to correct the fiscal disparities that existed in the Massachusetts school finance system and to provide property tax relief to Massachusetts taxpayers. The plan included assessing the existing Massachusetts…

Supreme Court decisions, New York State laws, and Fleischmann Commission findings all determine how New York may aid nonpublic schools. The Supreme Court has upheld a New Jersey law permitting reimbursement to parents for transportation of children attending sectarian schools. It also allowed a New York statute providing textbooks to both public…

This report reviews the activities conducted in independent (non-SUNY, non-CUNY) institutions under the New York State Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) in the 1978-79 academic year. Information and statistical data regarding program administration, student eligibility and socioeconomic status, on-campus program structure, student…

A PATTERN FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION TO SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN IS DESCRIBED. THE PATTERN INCLUDES THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PLAN OF WHICH IT IS A PART, THE APPROACH EMPLOYED, AND THE OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR A 1965 SUMMER INSTITUTE. IN 1963-65 ILLINOIS APPROPRIATED $6,750,000 TO IMPLEMENT ITS PLAN FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED…

THE ROLE OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN HELPING MIGRANT CHILDREN WAS DISCUSSED. BACKGROUND INFORMATION GIVEN BY NORMAN THOMAS AND FAY BENNETT EMPHASIZED SURVEY RESULTS. IN 1961 THERE WERE BETWEEN 350,000 AND 450,000 CHILDREN OF DOMESTIC MIGRANT WORKERS IN AMERICA. IN 1959 75,000 OF THE 500,000 MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES WERE…

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF URGED THAT THE STATE OF MARYLAND CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION OF THE HANDICAPPED. HE RECOMMENDED THAT CONTINUAL REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF NEEDS BE MADE BY REGIONAL SUBCOMMITTEES, PROGRAMS BE COORDINATED BY AN ADMINISTRATOR AT THE…

QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO PRINCIPALS OF LARGE HIGH SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN TO DETERMINE THE KINDS OF FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE THEY WOULD CONSIDER MOST HELPFUL IN DEVELOPING AND OPERATING SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BOUND YOUTH. RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM 123, OR 98.4 PERCENT. QUESTIONS COVERED SIX AREAS OF ACTIVITY--(1)…

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, TREATMENT, AND CONSULTANT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE. A SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCEDURE WHICH INCLUDES RECOMMENDED GROUP INTELLIGENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS IS OUTLINED. EIGHT AGENCIES PROVIDING PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES ARE DESCRIBED BY NAME, SPONSORING AGENCY, SERVICES AVAILABLE, CLIENT ELIGIBILITY, WAITING PERIOD, FEES,…

SHARED SERVICES, A COOPERATIVE SCHOOL RESOURCE PROGRAM, IS DEFINED IN DETAIL. INCLUDED IS A DISCUSSION OF THEIR NEED, ADVANTAGES, GROWTH, DESIGN, AND OPERATION. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING STATE AID IN SHARED SERVICES, EFFECTS OF SHARED SERVICES ON THE SCHOOL, AND HINTS CONCERNING SHARED SERVICES ARE DESCRIBED. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SMALL…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether family income is associated with student choice of higher cost versus lower cost colleges. Family income, level of Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award, and selected personal characteristics of a sample of 4,500 TAP recipients were examined to determine attendance patterns at 11 public and…

This report examines the Tennessee state-local tax structure to determine whether tax inequities have given rise to a situation in which taxes have contributed to an inadequate or inequitable flow of financial resources to the public schools. It investigates the possibility that some structural changes in the tax system might improve both tax…

The current method of financing education in Illinois is explained and reasons are advanced for changing it to afford property tax relief by a more equitable formula. The proposed plan and the arguments supporting it are then offered. The plan increases the state basic support level per student to $1,400, and the state assumes the full cost of the…