Describes the arrangements in Mount Clemens, Michigan, and Boston, Massachusetts, with the Edison Project. In this public-private partnership, Edison will be responsible for curriculum, facilities management, professional development, personnel, and food service. Cites other school districts considering having Edison schools. A sidebar summarizes…

Studies real household income after the birth of a baby reporting median child care expenses were zero in first and $6 in fourth quarter; mean expenses in fourth quarter were $210. Fertility rate of women aged 18-44 without high school education who had baby in 1988 was 87, compared to 63 for women with college degree. (LB)

Small grants of $7,500 with technical assistance were offered to the child care community of New Jersey to either start or increase licensed capacity in mini-child care centers. Results of a subsequent analysis showed that 26 grantees created 481 new child care slots at an average cost of $561 per slot. (Author/SM)

Presents data concerning (1) types of household setting in which children under six years of age reside; (2) estimated annual expenditures on a child by husband-wife families; (3) changes in social factors related to childhood between 1970 and 1988; (4) numbers of children enrolled in preschool, by family income; (5) educational activities…

Traces developments in education in Saudi Arabia since the 1930s, including figures on expenditures. Efforts to implement educational technology and functions of an administrative unit concerned with educational technology are reviewed. Reasons why the Saudi government considers educational technology important and outcomes of its implementation…

Reports on an investigation of economic impact studies conducted at 26 California community college districts and the studies' use. Indicates that sizable reported economic impacts, including a median for income generation of $32 million. Impact studies were presented to the public in various venues by the district chancellor/president. (DMM)

Discussion of collection assessment focuses on academic library experiences. Topics addressed include library accountability; funding shortages; barriers to collection assessment; strategies to aid in assessment, including adequate training and performance incentives; and implications of collection assessment for library budgets, including…

Analyzes the problem of journal price escalation as one of equilibrium between two market segments--the library market and the market for individual subscriptions. Argues that high quality photocopying has encouraged individuals to rely on library subscriptions and proposes that the socially responsible solution is to increase photocopy costs and…

Describes the structure of the interlibrary loan system in the United Kingdom and suggests implications for American libraries. The British Library Document Supply Centre (DSC) is explained; costs to borrowers and lenders are discussed; and strategic planning involving changing technology, politics, and economics is considered. (24 references)…

The database of school district budget information developed by the Educational Research Service provides a consistent and reliable means for comparing local school budgets throughout the United States. Category names and definitions are shown along with national per-pupil expenditures and percent of budget data for 1992-93. (MLF)

The database of school district budget information developed by the Educational Research Service provides a consistent and reliable means for comparing local school budgets throughout the United States. Category names and definitions are shown along with national per-pupil expenditures and percent of budget data for 1993-94. (MLF)

This article argues that the information fund accounts provide about a college's financial health is too limited and that global accounting provides more complete and accessible records of institutional performance, including total income and spending. The experience of Williams College (Massachusetts) is used as an example. (MSE)

A survey of 300 college and university business officers investigated the extent of the institutions' financial difficulties. Results reveal administrators' perceptions of the reasons for and solutions to financial problems, factors in institutional stability or strength, plans to maintain or strengthen the institution's financial condition,…

Provides regression-based empirical evidence of the effects of variations in exchange rate risk on 1985 library prices of the top-ranked 99 journals in economics. The relationship between individual journal prices and library prices is shown, and other factors associated with increases and decreases in library journal prices are given. (Contains…

Analyzes public school funding patterns across the 50 states to help address continuing fiscal inequity problems. Findings support other investigations showing substantial variations in the distribution of public education revenues within states, even after years of ameliorative litigation and legislation. Equalization is costly and requires…