Following a brief overview of the development of the concepts of "efficiency" and "effectiveness," this article relates the concepts to minimum cost and customer satisfaction and states that administrators should discuss with the community the limitations and constraints under which schools operate. (Author/MLF)

Since the acquisition of diesel-powered school buses for the Half Hollow Hills (New York) School District, fuel efficiency has doubled. This has helped cover the costs of refurbishing older buses and establishing a more sophisticated shop operation and more efficient recordkeeping. (Author/MLF)

The author states that a common factor in comparing one extension method to another is the interaction involving a subject concept and a member of the target audience. He outlines approaches that extension personnel may use to compare effectiveness of meetings, publications, mass media, etc., in reading their audience. (MF)

Formulas for clearer finishes with improved wearing qualities will help schools and universities curb the high cost of maintenance. (Author)

The analysis of a building from an energy conservation and passive solar potential has three aspects: building envelope, landscaping, and room utilization. Typical conservation and solar control modifications are listed. (Author/MLF)

Consortia have much to offer higher education but are often unappealing because of undue emphasis on reducing costs, inadequate attention to the range of possibilities, and mismatching of membership and mission. Four types of consortia exist according to purposes (special and general) and membership (heterogeneous or homogeneous). (MSE)

The widely held but conflicting values of equality, efficiency, and liberty will remain at the heart of decisions affecting public school policies. (Author/MLF)

Managing time productively is a basic skill a good manager must learn. Some guidelines are offered. (Author/MLF)

Florida Junior College turned to construction management to build at three locations on schedule and within budget. (Author)

Presents the conceptual design of a full-scale bibliographic database that includes bibliographic, authority, holdings, and classification data and is based on entity-relationship modeling. MARC format, AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules) compatibility, and normalization and efficiency are discussed. (Author/LRW)

Identifies communications options and the pros and cons of each: voice mail, e-mail, pagers, and cellular phones. One table is included. (LMI)

In "The Discipline of Market Leaders" (1995), Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersama argue that an enterprise cannot be successful unless it actively pursues one of three value propositions: operational leadership, customer intimacy, or product leadership. Schools, too, must make a strategic decision to devote energies, policies, and practices…

A small group of college professors are well known for their prolific publishing as well as the substance of their scholarship. Some are concerned that observers will see their scholarship as insubstantial because of its quantity. Techniques supporting such productivity may include minimal editing, high energy, and aggressive self-promotion. (MSE)

The efficiency of 286 Swedish municipalities in the provision of elementary and secondary school education in 1993-94 was studied through stochastic frontier production with the estimation of production- and cost-function models. Empirical results show that most operate at 85 to 100% efficiency. (SLD)

The Hanover (Virginia) Public Schools won the U.S. Senate 1996 Award for Continuing Excellence for its productivity, or progress toward established benchmarks. Productivity is becoming part of the public school vernacular, as educators borrow business language and methods for educating more youngsters with fewer resources. An upcoming RAND…