Definitions of "area vocational education school construction", "school facilities", "equipment", and "occupational field" are given in terms of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The terms and conditions for approval of projects, matching requirements and purposes, criteria in determining relative priorities of projects, steps for planning…

This booklet presents information on a Federal program which provides funds to institutions that feed children not in school. Day care, Head Start, and neighborhood centers and summer recreation programs qualify for aid under this program. Section I deals with the operation of the Special Food Services Program for Children (SFSPC) and is divided…

There are major disparities in spending and taxation among California school districts. Available resources per pupil bear little relationship to the willingness of local communities to support education or the educational task to be performed. In addition, the State school finance system forces districts to rely on local property tax bases for…

This study evaluated several allotment formulas for Federal vocational education grants. The formulas were rated in terms of the relationships which their State allotments have to State percentages of national measures of criteria for distributing Federal funds. Goals for vocational education grants were identified through examining recent…

This paper examines the fiscal impacts on public schools of some of the federal aid proposals under consideration by Congress. The four major discussion sections focus on (1) an outline of the overall analytic framework, including a conceptual model of federal, State, and local relationships; (2) a brief presentation of the theoretical analysis on…

The first portion of this report deals with the sources and amounts of operating income for the Ohio schools during the past five years. The second part examines the past three Ohio General Assemblies' (109th through 111th) educational mandates by basic areas. The legislation cited has varying levels of cost impact from the very major to the…

Discussion of issues involved in water planning of the upper basin of the Colorado River: attitudes toward water planning, agricultural leisure and environmental issues, pollution, and energy issues. Various sections are devoted to Indian interests and the interests of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Final section discusses the future of…

Whenever it is relevant to measure and report the cost of rendering services on a current basis, the use cost or the depreciation allowance of fixed assets used in providing such services is relevant as an element of the measurement and reporting process. (Author)

Analysis of changes in education funding across all 50 states during the 1980s shows that education revenues per pupil are neither increasing nor decreasing overall, but are staying constant after adjusting for enrollment increases and inflation. Demands for education improvement exceed the level of fiscal resources needed to make improvements.…

Elementary school personnel were interviewed to determine what staff improvement programs had been initiated in response to requirements of state-federal aid to special education. (GW)

Excerpts from a speech delivered to the Annual Conference of State Directors. The remarks were based on the premise that more information should be available about vocational education programs. The author identified five basic considerations for a good information system. (HD)

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…