Current and alternative funding methods for higher education in Pennsylvania are reviewed by the Commission on the Financing of Higher Education and recommendations are offered. Areas of concern are: using scarce state resources to improve student access and educational quality; strengthening the diversity of college programs and institutions;…

Cuyahoga Community College's (CCC's) Center for Articulation and Transfer Opportunities offers programs and services designed to increase opportunities and to improve the success of urban transfer students as they move from one level of education to another. The Center sponsors an intensive series of services and events designed to increase the…

Trend data on college-going rates in California are examined, with attention to statewide high school graduation and college-going trends, and participation rates for the University of California, California State University, California community colleges, and independent colleges and universities. The trend data cover 1974-1985 for the state…

This report analyzes the effect of public participation and the use of third party neutrals on recommendations for reorganization of a large Ontario school system. To reexamine the system, expand programs, and consolidate schools, the board of education commissioned an advisory council in 1984 to obtain community input before making…

Fall 1986, "end-of-registration" enrollment data were gathered for the 50 Illinois public community colleges and compared with data from earlier years. Highlights of the analysis indicate that: (1) the colleges enrolled 334,884 students in instructional credit courses, representing a decrease of 4,898 students (1.4%) from fall 1985; (2)…

Fall 1985, "end-of-registration" enrollment data were gathered for the 50 Illinois public community colleges and compared with data from earlier years. Highlights of the analysis indicate that: (1) the colleges enrolled 339,782 students in instructional credit courses in fall 1985, representing a 5.9% decrease from fall 1984; (2) the…

California's Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), which provides services and financial aid to community college students who transfer to public four-year colleges, was evaluated by an intersegmental task force, which offered 12 recommendations to improve EOPS and the transfer process. After outlining EOPS goals, services, and…

Critical aspects of crisis management in U.S. higher education and the historical development of the education system over the last 100 years are reviewed. It is proposed that crisis strategies in higher education have largely revolved around the use of a stratification strategy and the establishment of ideological hegemony. Historical periods…

This conference report of the National Society of Allied Health focusses on the theme of health promotion for black Americans, with emphasis on creating cooperative partnerships to address the various social and environmental conditions adversely affecting minority group health status. The keynote speaker provided an historical perspective on…

The underrepresentation of Mexican Americans in Texas higher education is a major challenge facing the state's leaders. In Texas the growing Mexican American population will constitute the majority of the labor force in 20 to 30 years. The only way to insure a healthy and productive economy for Texas in the future is to invest now in the education…

Vocational and technical education planners need to be aware of and utilize four commonly used types of articulation: interinstitutional articulation (that which takes place between institutions), intra-institutional articulation (coordination that occurs within an institution), horizontal articulation (cooperative planning involving one level of…

A project was conducted to improve articulation between secondary and postsecondary vocational programs in southwest Washington. Included among the major project activities were the following: completion of interviews with vocational staff in six cooperating districts and two community colleges; preparation of a report on the current status of…

Eight issues affecting the ability of the schools to meet the public's expectations and concerns are explored in this address. It examines problems, proposed solutions, barriers to change, and possibilities for reform in each of the eight areas. The topics considered are (1) school organization, the need for flexible structuring, and enhancement…

Although rural America and rural education have a traditional heritage of diversity, collectively rural schools share several unique features. Most rural school districts are small, they are sparsely populated, they are likely to be isolated from any major urban center, and they are both an extension and a reflection of the community they serve.…

Specifically organized for the use of school districts that are located adjacent to each other but across state lines, this manual provides guidelines and procedures for determining the feasibility of sharing services across those state boundaries. The activities specified in the manual utilize school district information that is readily…