Under Pennsylvania's relatively decentralized system that has considerable autonomy for local school boards, state control and state mandates have become matters of real concern to local school officials. Even in those districts that supply 90 percent of their funds from local taxes, state mandates produce extra costs. (Author/IRT)

Two major issues in public school finance are fund raising and fund distributing. In this paper, four school support plans are analyzed for their effects on the distribution of funds among local districts, on the distribution of the tax burden among local, State, and national bases, and on the provisions for districts to raise or lower taxes.…

Phase I of the Master Plan for Higher Education in Maryland sets forth an assessment of the needs for and of higher education in the state, and develops a design for meeting these needs. The purposes of the Plan are to provide for the most effective and economical use of the state's educational resources, to make the commitment of the state to…

The Ad Hoc Committee on Private and Independent Higher Education was charged with determining how the state of Oregon could help preserve the strength and vitality of its independent institutions of higher education while maintaining their independence. After reviewing the general condition of these institutions and concluding that their survival…

Since 1962, the Coordinating Council has annually developed recommendations for the legislature and governor of California on faculty salary increases and other benefits at the University of California and the California state colleges. Because the Council and other agencies had expressed concern about various aspects of the procedures used in…

This "newsletter" contains reports on legislative action affecting higher education in the Southern states which had regular or special legislative sessions in 1969. The states included in the report are: West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, Texas,…

Like most States, New Mexico's legislature grants not only basic foundation money for public schools but also a small percentage of additional discretionary funds. While the foundation money is almost always dispersed in light of a rigid formula, the discretionary funds present the opportunity for political bargaining. While hardly of as obvious…

This report surveys 1973-74 undergraduate comprehensive state scholarship programs in 28 states. Data concerns dollars and number of awards and related information by states; characteristics of 1973-74 comprehensive state financial aid programs; definitions of a self-supporting student; awards and dollars payout percentages by type of institution…

Intended to provide an orientation to special education under the jurisdiction of the California State Department of Education, the publication presents a summary of the status of special education in California and an overview of provisions made to serve children with physical, mental, and emotional exceptionalities. The history of special…

Hearings on a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 are reported. The intent of the bill is to provide grants to States for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of low-cost meal programs, nutrition training and education programs, opportunity for social contacts, and for other purposes. The text of H.R. 17763,…

Appropriations made for higher education in the state of Virginia by the Virginia General Assembly for the years 1972-74 are presented. The paper provides information on appropriations for higher education in general, appropriations for operating expenses, capital outlay, and for supplemental aid to higher education. Information is presented in…

In a major development in the state politics of resource allocation, two rival political movements--school finance reform supporters and spending/tax limitation supporters--are going to confront each other in several states. (Author/IRT)

Examines the extent to which Minnesota's current school finance program satisfies the criteria of fiscal neutrality, equalization of fiscal effort, and accommodation of educational need. (Author/IRT)

Very little progress has taken place in achieving greater fiscal neutrality. The change in definition of local school district wealth produced a significant redistribution of basic subsidies with the relatively poorer districts receiving less funds. (Author/IRT)