In 1971, a Maryland statute was enacted authorizing payment of state funds to any private institution of higher learning, except those awarding only seminarian or theological degrees. The aid is in the form of an annual fiscal year subsidy to qualifying colleges and universities, based upon the number of students, excluding those in seminarian or…

Beginning with an historical account of the development of public printing in various states, this report proceeds specifically to trace the development of public printing in Kansas from 1857 until 1957. Emphasis is on the historical, political, and legislative processes and on budgetary concerns during this one hundred year period. A major part…

This summary presents the findings from four regional workshops conducted as part of the Alaska School Finance Study. The purposes of the workshops, held in Bethel, Juneau, Fairbanks, and Anchorage, were to consider current and future methods of financing the public schools, to obtain citizen and local educational agency concerns and…

This document provides background and references for educational programs on cooperatives. Seven major topics are covered: Cooperatives Are Distinctive Business Corporations, Types of Cooperatives (such as agricultural, credit, housing, crafts, health, memorial association, fishing, forestry, recreation, labor, buying clubs, consumer, student, and…

Describes a 1974 study of the relationships between state coordinating boards for community colleges and local governing boards in Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, and Wyoming; the legislative authority assigned to each board; and the degrees of authority in making policy decisions. (MB)

Provides statistics on numbers of institutionalized persons, federal institutions, their populations, and staff manpower, and discusses characteristics of the Federal institution library; its special programs; institutional library services at the state level funded by federal grants; self evaluations of facilities, funding, and patrons; and past…

An argument against state aid is offered by a chancellor in the public sector, who suggests that the independents are not badly off financially and that state aid would damage their independent status. The private colleges would also be competing for legislative favor and the principle might be extended to lower education. (Author/LBH)

Reviews the Nebraska community college system which receives approximately 45 percent of operational support from the state yet is completely and effectively controlled at the local level. The system comprises three types of two-year postsecondary institutions: local junior colleges, area vocational schools, and state-owned and operated technical…

This article proposes patterns of behavior likely to characterize institutional responses to lifelong learning grants; traces the effects of the California finance law on public school districts; and analyzes the experience of one high school district as it expanded its adult education program over a four-year period. (BR)

California Assembly Bill 65, recently signed into law, provides comprehensive legislation for education policy that, by attacking a myriad of educational problems, may serve as a model bill for other states to follow. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the Illinois grant-in-aid formula for school finance and argues that an income factor needs to be included in the measurement of fiscal effort if the state wants to retain its concept of "equal expenditure for equal effort." (JG)

Explores the attitudes of legislators towards the college public relations function through interviews with Florida senators and representatives, and cites the need to establish a clearer identity with them in order to secure necessary funding. (RT)

Practical guidance is provided for media specialists and instructional developers who are inexperienced in seeking funding. (STS)