This report presents data on the amount and types of financial assistance available to help students pay the costs of attending postsecondary institutions in California between 1990-91 and 1995-96, with some trend data going back to 1977-78. Sixteen charts and 12 tables update data on undergraduate student fees for California public colleges and…

This report summarizes and discusses some of the major fiscal policy questions surrounding the funding of special education in the current era of school reform. Part 1, "Current Special Education Financing: Issues and Provisions," addresses how special education is currently funded and the different formulas used for special education funding.…

This study used exploratory modeling, a methodology that combines traditional quantitative forecasting techniques with the insights from scenario-planning, to analyze the conditions under which California can preserve access to its system of public higher education. The study identified two trends currently dominating the issue of future…

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of the Iowa Community College Funding Formula Task Force. The first section contains a list of guiding principles of state aid to the community colleges. These include: providing Iowa citizens with access to educational opportunities and services; having a balance of state aid, local property…

The South Australian State Department of Education, Training and Employment allocates funding to schools in much the way that the literature suggests is a generic basis for funding schools. This includes per school base funding, per student funding for all students, additional per student allocations based on year levels, and additional per…

Small schools offer many advantages and their numbers are increasing, but current funding practices often do not meet their needs. This digest suggests strategies that can help small public schools, particularly small rural schools, redress funding inequalities and get the resources they need. Three basic strategies for improving resources at…

This statistical report on Michigan's libraries presents data provided by academic libraries, public libraries, public library cooperatives, and those public libraries that that serve as regional or subregional outlets to provide services for blind and physically handicapped patrons. For academic libraries, data are compiled from the 1998 academic…

This document presents information about library financial support for 1996 and New York State library services. The Governor's budget recommendation for 1996-97 library aid is provided following a summary of New York State statistics for public, academic, school, and special libraries, including the New York State Library. Objectives of the…

The purpose of these guidelines is to assist local boards of education, charter school organizers, and charter school governing boards in identifying legal, procedural, and funding issues related to serving students with disabilities in Colorado charter schools. As a best practice, charters should contain a specific plan for compliance with…

This publication presents data on student financial aid trends in the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. Tables include: an overview of student financial aid trends; sources of aid for UW System students; loans; grants; the Federal Work Study Program; characteristics of financial aid recipients; and student indebtedness. Highlights noted…

This document is a report on an action campaign started by members and supporters of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to combat current and planned cuts in state support to community colleges. The action campaign includes press releases and letters to the media, local leaders, general public, and elected officials. The…

After the Supreme Court declined to hear the Hopwood case in 1996, Texas became one of the first states forced to consider how to promote diversity in higher education without giving preferences by race and ethnicity in student aid and admissions. The situation in Texas may change as the Hopwood decision is reviewed by several entities, though…

This report presents tables, graphs, and maps detailing the status of Mississippi state institutions of higher education as of January 1999. A "Profile" section offers summary tables which cover: funding history; Mississippi compared with other Southern states on average appropriation per full-time equivalent student and average…

The Public School Forum of North Carolina Study group has attempted to look at new investments that would use state resources more strategically by focusing them where they can make the most impact on students who most need additional support. In previous studies, the Forum supported, inprinciple, many of the ideas that are being set forth. In…

"Consolidation of schools" is the term used when two or more school districts are made into a single district, one school in one building replacing two or more small schools in several buildings. In some States when but two schools are replaced by one, the new school is called a "union" school, the term "consolidated"…