The entire financial and administrative responsibility for providing public higher education in India rests with the States. (Author/PG)

Federal funding for colleges should be done in a manner which promotes choice on the part of the student, social justice for all Americans and autonomy for institutions. Most support should come from states and private sources while federal money is but a supplement. (Author/AF)

Describes the twofold objective of a study: (1) to determine how members of the South Carolina legislature perceived the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and (2) to determine the association between legislators' perceptions of the service and their role in the legislature. (JOW)

The goal of this report is to review evidence to determine the likelihood that states can meet the challenge of providing high quality, comprehensive early childhood education and whether states would be dedicated to this effort. It examines the role that states play in comprehensive early childhood education by reviewing: (1) states' level of…

Problems and prospects of full funding for education by the States. (RA)

New State and Federal programs for veterans' education. (LR)

The Arts in Education Conference held in Sacramento (California) inspired a campaign to make a secure place for arts in the schools. (Author/JM)

Considers the following factors in applying for state training grants: information to include, targeted awards, matching funds, paying trainee wages, eligibility criteria, program administration, and chances of success. (JOW)

This revenue study is based on Fiscal Year 2010-11 (FY11) data for each of 30 selected states plus the District of Columbia (D.C.). Traditional school districts and public charter schools were analyzed and aggregated "statewide." For each state, one to three "focus areas" were selected based on larger concentrations of charter…

As Congress considers reauthorization of the laws which provide funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), there is interest in understanding what accounts for recent trends in child care subsidy receipt among eligible families and what research says about subsidies' effects on parents' ability to obtain and maintain employment. The…

Cuts in state funding for elementary and secondary education in recent years have taken a toll in many vital areas, including teaching jobs and student services. State budget cuts have also affected a less visible target--state education agencies (SEAs), which are responsible for supervising elementary and secondary education in each state and…

Over the past decade and a half, the Commonwealth has moved steadily to increase expectations on school districts, schools, teachers, and students to meet the demands of a global economy. It has also added fiscal resources to support reaching these expectations, increasing state aid for education by almost 11 percent per year throughout the 1990s.…

The Massachusetts Department of Education's Accountability and Targeted Assistance (ATA) Center maintains and manages the state's School and District Accountability System. Results from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) are used to identify public schools and districts that are likely to require state intervention in order…

This report examines funding disparities between two seemingly similar schools in Virginia and North Carolina. It finds that the federal, state, and local policies designed to distribute education funds systematically provide more money to higher-income students and wealthier schools. (Contains 5 figures.) [This report was also produced by the…

Louisiana concentrates its postsecondary financial aid funding in merit-based aid programs, as opposed to need-based aid programs. This study illuminates the distribution of Louisiana's merit-based financial aid program, Louisiana's Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), to students from difference socioeconomic backgrounds by describing…