The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) provides funds to states to expand health insurance coverage for low-income children who are uninsured. States have a great deal of flexibility to design and implement SCHIP, resulting in considerable diversity across states. Enrollment reached 3.4 million in federal fiscal year 2000 and…

This digest presents a summary of historical and contemporary community college funding sources and challenges. It identifies four main categories of funding: (1) state and local appropriations; (2) tuition; (3) federal funds, grants, and contracts; and (4) endowments. The discussion of state funding covers lump sum appropriations, funding…

The Child Care and Development Block Grant sought to unify what was a fragmented child care system. As part of welfare reform, welfare-connected child care programs were repealed and new child care funding was placed under the aegis of the lead state agency for the Block Grant. This report provides an overview of the strategies that each state,…

This paper details the structure and eligibility criteria for the two largest public child care subsidy programs in Minnesota, the Minnesota Family Investment Program Statewide (MFIP-S) and the Basic Sliding Fee Program (BSF). These programs assist low-income families to pay for child care in order for parents to work, search for a job or…

The Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR) is a presentation of data on federal government expenditures or obligations in state, county, and subcounty areas of the United States, including the District of Columbia and U.S. Outlying Areas. CFFR contains statistics on the geographic distribution of federal program expenditures, using data…

The power of consensus opinion among professors is the greatest threat to academic freedom in higher education. All public aid to higher education for teaching should be given directly to students and the process of disbursing research funds should be decentralized and made as competitive as possible. (Author/DN)

By tapping the experiences of successful adult education programs, school districts can set up and operate an adult program of educational offerings that can be of practical value to the educationally disadvantaged. (Author)

School administrators are alerted to investigate the potentials of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration which could help districts reduce juvenile delinquency, combat drug abuse, control disturbances, and help the student headed for trouble. Provides information on how and where to apply for funding. (Author/JN)

The goal of revenue sharing is to restore a proper balance to the federal system in the belief that, given sufficient resources, States and localities can be more responsive to the needs of the people. (Author)

A careful study of the new law makes it clear that while State school programs are not designated beneficiaries of the legislation, in some ways education may be influenced just as profoundly as if they were. (Author/JN)

The new concept in federal aid called special educational revenue sharing'' is a misnomer; the six proposals put before the last Congress do not entail new grants but rather a rearrangement of existing categorical grants. (Author)

Revenue sharing is not a matter of the States asking the federal government to solve their problems. (Author/JN)

Describes a heavy construction equipment operation and maintenance program conducted in the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky. (GB)

In support of a balanced Federal aid program. (IR)