Summarizes conference issues on avoiding tenure litigation in higher education. Points out reasons and costs for such litigation. Lists problems and recommends procedures for their prevention. Explains why declining enrollments and inflation cause tenure problems. Maintains that the institution and the individual gain from the establishment of…

Concentrates on the crisis of educational institutions, particularly at the university level. Information is presented on the professionalization of teaching, social change, increasing existence of nonuniversity research institutions, political activism, and prognosis for a renaissance of the universities. (Author/DB)

A 46-member commission that reviewed every course in the Scottsdale (Arizona) high schools recommended new graduation requirements and a way to protect curriculum priorities. (Author)

At the Oakland Technical Center, which provides vocational programs for nine Michigan high schools, a one-semester course in Foundations of Technology Systems uses a computer-simulated manufacturing environment to teach applied math, science, language arts, communication skills, problem solving, and teamwork in the context of technology education.…

Looks at distress signals in technology-teacher education programs (declining enrollment, curriculum stagnation, budget cuts) and suggests that faculty must work to eliminate or alleviate them. Suggests that faculty have failed to be actively involved in professional associations and research efforts concerning the need for and effectiveness of…

Asserts that state colleges, squeezed between research universities and community colleges, are falling even further behind due to pressure from legislators and growing competition from distance education and for-profit institutions. Discusses various issues in their decline and attempted makeovers, including faculty, "mission creep," declining…

Describes how, for online Master's of Business Administration programs, enrollments are low and business deals are falling through. Despite initial hype, expectations are now lower in the face of economic uncertainty; programs partnering with businesses and school-run programs both face challenges. (EV)

This policy analysis article examines how California State University-Long Beach, an institution where upward of 22,000 student applied for roughly 3,400 freshman slots and where the transfer class had to be reduced because of mandatory enrollment reductions, tested race-neutral admissions models in accordance with Proposition 209, which prohibits…

At a time when there is high demand for logistics/supply chain education at the undergraduate and master's levels, there is short supply of logistics PhDs to take faculty positions. In this research, the authors used both primary and secondary research to confirm the gap between supply and demand of logistics/supply-chain scholars. Their study…

This paper presents data and empirical models to explain the causes of the decline in the enrollment of economics majors during the 1991-1992 to 1995-1996 academic years. It first discusses the theoretical bases for a qualitative analysis of this type. It then discusses a sample survey methodology used to obtain cross-sectional information from…

In 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation included neighborhood schools in its list of America's Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places, noting how many small neighborhood schools were closing. In rural areas, particularly, this may be caused by steadily declining enrollment that has forced districts to consolidate and close one, or…

Between 1975 and 1984, small secondary schools in Northern Ontario (Canada) suffered a period of declining enrollment. This document is designed to address the decisions made by these schools regarding program delivery during this period. Program delivery strategies are examined and documented based on information from 22 small secondary schools…

The public has a right to expect economy, efficiency, and ultimate reduction in all governmental spending; however, educators are cautioned about those persons using educational statistics as a basis only for reducing school funding. (Author/MLF)

Figures generated by the Common Core of Data survey indicate public school enrollment in the United States decreased by about 818,000 in fall 1981, a 2 percent decline from fall 1980 and part of a continuous decline since 1972. The five states reporting the largest decreases in enrollment (New York, California, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio)…

Since 1969, Eugene Public Schools District 4J, Oregon, has experienced enrollment decline. More specifically, partly because of population migration patterns, the district is suffering from two interrelated problems: (1) overall loss of students and (2) under-capacity schools in some neighborhoods and over-capacity schools in others. Enrollment…