The reporting booklet is required by the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data on school expenditures which are available at the end of the school year, such as expenditures for instructional and supportive services, expenditures by city…

A law passed by the 1973 Minnesota Legislature required the development and implementation of an on-going budgeting process and standardized reporting format that is compatible among the University of Minnesota, The state colleges, the junior colleges, and the public vocational-technical schools. This report is divided into an introduction, a…

This comparative study is broadly divided into two parts. The first presents a simple approximate internationally data-based university overall mathematical resource model derived from an original analysis of a 15-university international sample from the CERI (Center for Educational Research and Innovation) 1968/1969 Information Survey. It…

This report is a compilation of the presentations made at three New York State School Boards Association seminars on school budgets. The programs consisted of presentations on the relationship of the school district's program to the budget and to budget development, timetable, control, and presentation, as well as to other considerations such as…

This paper discusses the problem of analyzing variations in the educational opportunities provided by different school districts and describes how to assess the impact of school finance alternatives through use of various analytical tools. The author first examines relatively simple analytical methods, including calculation of per-pupil…

An introduction discusses data collection methods, population served, materials collection, library use and public library finance. Tables for regional libraries include data for the total system as well as for subsystems. Figures are provided for number of administrative units, population served, staff, collections, open hours, circulation,…

The change in the equality of per-pupil expenditures of 22 metropolitan Milwaukee school districts before and after the implementation of the Wisconsin new power equalization formula for school finance is investigated in this study. The equality of per-pupil expenditures for line items that compose the current operating expenses of a school…

This publication presents detailed 1974-75 statistical data on the expenditures of local school districts throughout the United States. The reported figures reflect only actual spending by local school districts; state spending for textbooks and other local, state, or federal funds that are not funneled through individual school districts have…

Reported are findings from a survey of eight state education agencies on the excess cost of educating handicapped children. Among findings presented are that no state surveyed has all the data required for a detailed analyses of excess costs; few states maintained a detailed accounting system for special education programs; few provided cost…

These tables of data relating to the 16 Mississippi public junior college districts were compiled from the 1973-74 Annual Report to the Junior College Commission, the Budget Requests for fiscal year 1976, and other sources. Full-time day enrollment totalled 25,023 in 1973-74, representing a drop of 1,525 from 1972-73 figures. Part-time day…

Objective of the Four Corners Mobile Library Project, which has been in operation for over 2 years, is to adequately and effectively meet the informational needs of the area. During 1971-72, the Four Corners Bookmobile service on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations was expanded to include an additional bookmobile and 3 additional staff members to…

The Four Corners Mobile Library Project is a cooperative project between the Four Corners Regional Commission and the Arizona Department of Library and Archives. Ending its third year of operation, the project has proven to be a valuable adjunct to the somewhat meager educational and recreational resources available to the residents of this…

An evaluation of the costs of serving handicapped children in Head Start was based on information collected in conjunction with on-site visits to regular Head Start programs, experimental programs, and specially selected model preschool programs, and from questionnaires completed by 1,353 grantees and delegate agencies of regular Head Start…

This report of the President's National Advisory Committee on Adult Basic Education describes the current Federal Adult Basic Education program, and summarizes a study of selected Federal programs with adult basic education components. The report also contains eight recommendations which the committee believes are essential to the further…

This report on school finance in New York State describes the components of general aid: operating expense, growth size correction, budget, high tax, reorganization incentive for compliance with master plan for school district reorganization, minimum aid per district, transportation, and expenses for construction of new buildings and maintenance…