Nova Southeastern University has put into place a President's Faculty Scholarship Award Program, which was designed to bring recognition and funding to the University's full-time faculty as they attempt to secure resources in support of research activity. The program was evaluated as viewed by the University's fall term 2001 full-time faculty.…

Individual states have a long tradition of providing financial support for their public K-12 schools. This support reflects the state's constitutional requirement to educate its citizens. However, states vary widely in both the amount of funding provided to public schools, and the distribution of funding among schools. The fundamental observation…

This Policy Alert updates a 1999 report by Harold Hovey, State Spending for Higher Education in the Next Decade: The Battle to Sustain Current Support, and two earlier Policy Alerts: State Shortfalls Projected Despite Current Fiscal Prosperity (February 2000) and State Shortfalls Projected Throughout the Decade (February 2003), all available at…

This paper notes that financing policy is potentially the most powerful policy tool states can use to influence how institutions, students, and employers behave in ways consistent with broader public purposes. It is often not wielded effectively. After identifying elements of financing policy and major issues that relate to these elements, the…

The findings from this study show that the Public Charter Schools Program is achieving its intended purpose: to provide states with flexible funding to support new charter schools. As can be evidenced by their growing popularity, charters are an important educational option for the nearly three-quarters of a million students who attend…

This publication provides information about the allocation of funds for student support to higher education institutions in England in 2002-2003. It also requests monitoring information on their use. The report contains background information on student support funding for 2002-2003 and guidance information issued by the Department for Education…

This paper discusses the policy and political issues surrounding school construction, and it illustrates how infrastructure banks would work to address this challenge. The paper explores the problems of overcrowding and crumbling schools, details the struggle many communities and states have in expanding their efforts to solve these problems, and…

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) prepared a summary and brief analysis of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (NCLB) and its implications for education for the American Pacific region. This briefing paper is intended to help educational leaders understand the law and its expectations and implications for schools,…

This paper serves as a companion document to "Ensuring Affordability in Alberta's Advanced Education System". In viewing both funding to providers and funding to support learners through a broad lens, it is clear that neither can be considered in isolation; they are the primary levers to promote access, affordability and quality. This…

Industrial funding for research and development in academic science and engineering (S&E) dropped by 2.6 percent in FY 2004, the third consecutive year of declining support from this sector, according to data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (table 1). The…

This annual report contains information on federal funding of the research and development components of agency programs as proposed by the administration for Fiscal Year 1995. Research and development data are classified into the same federal budget function categories as those used in the "Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year…

The Higher Education Funding Council for England has a funding agreement with each institution that it funds that specifies the targets relating to student numbers that the Funding Council expects the institution to meet. This document explains the action the Council will take if institutions do not meet their targets for 2001-2002. The…

This publication describes the programs and services offered through the Office of Developmental Disabilities of the Illinois Department of Human Services. Introductory information includes an overview of supports and service, a definition of "developmental disability," and a guide to the publication. This is followed by a description of…

University research is a vital part of Alberta's innovation system. This report presents some facts about university research in Alberta. During fiscal year 1998-1999, approximately $230.9 million (Canadian) in direct external funding was received by Alberta's four universities (University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of…

This document announces the outcome of bids for additional student places and funds for 2000-2001. Each year the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) allocates additional funded students places in response to competitive bids. The framework for allocating these extra numbers is designed to enable institutions to respond to changes…