IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION ABOUT PHILANTHROPY FOR PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES, QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 294 INSTITUTIONS ARE ANALYZED. OF THIS NUMBER, 44.5 PERCENT RECEIVED NO VOLUNTARY SUPPORT. THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY 163 COLLEGES DURING THE PERIOD UNDER STUDY--JULY 1960 THROUGH JUNE 1963--INCREASED 70.9 PERCENT TO AN AVERAGE…

IN A STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL FUND RAISING PRACTICES AT PRIVATE 2-YEAR COLLEGES, A 66-PERCENT RETURN WAS RECEIVED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO 174 COLLEGES. OF THE RESPONDENTS, 82 PERCENT HAD FUND RAISING PROGRAMS. THE AUTHOR FOUND THAT (1) PRIVATE 2-YEAR COLLEGES WERE LESS EFFECTIVE IN FUND RAISING THAN SENIOR INSTITUTIONS, (2) PRIVATE 2-YEAR COLLEGES…

A study was conducted to evaluate these issues with regard to philanthropic support for the public junior college: the extent of junior college programs for securing philanthropic support; types of gifts received by public junior colleges; sources of private support for public junior colleges; the purposes for which private support is designated;…

This report presents the results of the twelfth "Survey of Voluntary Support of Education" conducted by the Council for Financial Aid to Education. Highlights of the findings of the survey include: (1) The total voluntary support of colleges and universities in 1970-71 is estimated at a new record high of $1.860 billion. (2) All of the increase in…

Based on some problems lying in current rural secondary education taking Ling County as an example, this paper proves the necessity and feasibility of moving rural secondary schools to town in the current condition: it is an objective demand by the changes in students; it is a necessary demand to optimize resource allocation and to improve…

Throughout history human subject research has been plagued by researchers whose studies were riddled with danger and/or risk to their subjects. Indeed, one may cite numerous situations where human subjects were injured and/or killed in experiments that were designed with no thought or anticipation of risk to the subjects. As a result, the federal…

For many years women have been under-represented in mathematics and related careers. Many women have been successful at the undergraduate level in a mathematics major, yet chose other career paths. In this study seventeen women, all of whom had done well in mathematics and have either graduated with an undergraduate degree in mathematics or had a…

The Individual with Disability Educational Improvement Act (IDEA-2004) (P.L. 108-446) includes a policy called Early Intervening Services (EIS) which makes it permissible, but not mandatory, for a school district to use 15 percent of their IDEA Part B funds to provide services to non-disabled at risk students. However, a school district cited for…

Social inclusion enhances the quality of life of young adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). Young adults with ID continue to face prejudice and discrimination that limit their social inclusion. They experience limited social inclusion because there are not enough appropriate activities available and they have limited opportunities to…

"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act], Right Away!: Voters Want Federal Action on High School Reform,…

The K-12 Common Core State Standards (CCSS) represent a major advance in standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts. They are grounded in evidence about what it takes for high school graduates to be ready for college and careers and build on the finest state and international standards. The Common Core State Standards offer an…

College attainment rates are increasing in every industrialized and post-industrialized nation in the world--except America. Stagnating postsecondary graduation rates in the United States leave millions of Americans cut off from economic prosperity and impede our nation's ability to compete globally. Education philanthropy, which has long worked…