Discusses selected allocation issues that address the adaptive capacity of the present higher education policy system, including present allocations and concurrent rationales for legitimacy in the postsecondary policy system, three challenges that affect present patterns of higher education allocations, and problems in predicting the future…

The intended audience for this primer includes new academic administrators and faculty members who seek involvement in campus governance and need a greater understanding of administrative processes, particularly those related to budgets and budgeting. After reading this publication, readers will have a better understanding of the budget process at…

One indicator of progress in the Challenge to Lead goals refers to teacher compensation: Salaries, benefits and incentives are competitive in the marketplace. They are aimed at recognized expertise, student performance, state needs and taking on additional or different roles to improve curriculum and instruction." Most Southern Regional Education…

A school district budget is more than numbers. It is a record of a district?s past decisions and a spending plan for its future. It shows a district?s priorities whether they have been clearly articulated or simply occurred by default. And it is a communications document that can tell constituents a lot about the district?s priorities and goals. A…

This paper illustrates how both marketing and advocacy are crucial skills to keeping the public aware of the library's impact. If marketing is promoting an individual library to increase public use, advocacy is broadcasting the purpose of libraries and the role of the librarian to garner public support. The issue of image of must be confronted, a…

This report summarizes data for the Title I, Part A, Grants to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) program. It provides participation data for 2000-2001 as well as comparisons to 1999-2000 and previous reporting years. Topics include: districts, schools, and students served, the range of instructional and support services provided, Title I staffing…

This guide describes the principles that underpin the allocation of funding to institutions of higher education in England by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and explains the components of an institutions grant. It is intended both for those working in higher education and for those who want to understand funding methods.…

The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) is charged with improving library services throughout the state to ensure that all citizens have access to quality library and information services. Part of this charge includes the responsibility for receiving and administering federal funds to the more than 200 public libraries in Alabama. Federal…

This report was produced in response to Rider 49 of the 2001 General Appropriations Act, which directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to study the effects of the funding formula on institutions of higher education with fewer than 10,000 students and determine the adequacy of the funding formula for these institutions in comparison…

This brief examines the disparity in resources available to children in different types of families and different parts of the country, using data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF), which collected data from about 44,000 households in 1997. Economic well-being among children varies substantially, according to the NSAF,…

During the 1997-98 school year, the Sentry Hill School District made the decision to "redesign" Clayton Elementary School after persistently low student achievement placed the district in the lowest category of the district's accountability system. This case study outlines the changes made at the school. Redesigning the school meant removing all…

This publication supports publication HEFCE 10/15, "Student Support Funding for Higher Education Institutions 2001-02." It sets out the final allocations for Hardship/Bursary funding and administrative costs for 2001-2002 (Annex A). The document contains guidance noted for the completion of the Access and Hardship monitoring return for…

This document outlines proposals for higher education institutions in England to apply for special funding for activities that will increase their capability to respond to the needs of business (including companies of all sizes and a range of bodies within the wider community) for cases in which this will lead to identifiable economic benefits. It…

This report brings to an end a series of consultations that began in March 2000 when Alberta's Minister of Learning established a committee to review the approach to allocating resources to publicly funded postsecondary institutions in Alberta, Canada. The Minister asked the committee, mostly composed of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs),…

This report responds to a mandate from the California Assembly to convene a working group to facilitate the development of statewide funding priorities for educational technology in higher education. The findings from this study will help policymakers to determine the allocation of scare state resources. Six working group meetings, additional…