The Illinois Educational Facilities Authority (IEFA) is a public instrumentality created to provide assistance to not-for-profit, private institutions of higher education. It does so by furnishing the means for such institutions to finance or refinance the construction or acquisition of educational facilities throughout the state. The 1996 annual…

Since his inauguration in July 2001, Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has proposed to take actions in the areas of macroeconomic stabilization; reopening of country's access to international financial markets; budget modernization and state decentralization; social policy; revamping of the armed forces, police, and internal security services;…

This report is one in a series on special education expenditures and focuses on total expenditures for students with disabilities in the 1999-2000 school year, including spending variations by disability. Highlights reported include: (1) per pupil expenditures vary by disability category, ranging from 1.6 times that of regular education students…

The effect of school expenditures on student performance has been a subject of much study and controversy. This paper provides additional empirical evidence about the effects of various categories of school spending on student performance. An educational production function is estimated using achievement test scores to proxy school output, with…

This report presents Wisconsin Technical College System's projected 2000-01 cost allocation summary. This report includes the following schedules: operational costs and total budget summary; district total expenditures and revenues summary; staff analysis summary; materials fees and full-time equivalent (FTE) student summary; statewide operational…

The February 15 projection is important because it corresponds to the timing of the state's February revenue forecast and, potentially, proposals to change the biennial budget. Besides informal consultations with various interested parties, the Services Office held a meeting on January 30, 2004 for interested parties, as specified in legislation,…

A census of governments is taken at 5-year intervals as required by law under title 13, United States Codes, Section 161. This 2002 census, similar to those taken since 1957, covers three major subject fields: government organization; public employment; and government finances. This document contains six parts that cover the entire range of state…

Despite the growing interest in using financial incentives in public housing to promote work among residents, little systematic information is available on how these innovations operate in practice. By examining the experiences of the Jobs-Plus demonstration sites, this report intends to help answer such basic questions as: What are practical and…

A decrease in the amount spent for furniture and furnishings shows no change in the patterns of spending. State-by-State statistical data shows expenditures for carpeting, classrooms, media centers, offices, and auditoriums. (Author/JF)

Describes four different models designed to implement the voucher concept. Discusses their differences. (JF)

Summarizes the research and development efforts involved in the 1975 annual federal budget proposals, including descriptions of priority national needs and funding of research programs. Included are statistics of actual and estimated expenses for the period from 1973 through 1975. (CC)

Author restates his reasons for changing programs of interstate student enrollment and suggests ways to eliminate the problem at minimal cost. (Author/RK)

Statistics representing attitudes of the world's governments concerning education in terms of public expenditure are compiled and presented in tabular form. Comparisions are made to expenditures in developed and developing countries for competing activities such as public health and military costs. (SM)

A case study utilizing cross sectional regression analysis to predict whether or not the correct expenditures are being made for school athletics. Regressions are run for athletic cost per pupil vs school population, number of coaching assignments vs school population, and coaching expenditures vs coaching assignments. (DN)