The authors discuss how to use economic techniques to evaluate educational programs and show how to apply basic cost analysis to implementation of school-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS). A description of cost analysis concepts used for economic program evaluation is provided, emphasizing the suitability of these concepts for evaluating…

Enrollment management is a process critical to most small private universities that rely on tuition for a significant portion of their operating budgets. Often these universities rely on outside consultants to help them in performing this important process. This case study describes how university assets were used to create an interactive…

Background: This paper considers some economic aspects of a therapy and support service for people with stroke and aphasia. This material was part of a broader evaluation of the service, which is reported elsewhere (van der Gaag et al. 2005, van der Gaag and Mowles 2005). Aims: The purpose of this part of the study was to investigate the…

Presents an investigation of public library operations to determine whether economies or diseconomies of scale exist, thus providing an analysis of the cost side of library operations. Costs are found proportional to output levels, meaning that average costs are the same regardless of library size. Quality of output is not considered. (Author/MBR)

How do colleges and universities spend their money? To most, it's a black box. The public looks at tuitions, states look at appropriations, trustees look at the endowment, and department managers look at their budgets. How colleges actually spend their money is barely understood by the general public and even many policy makers. In the current…

Using fiscal data provided by the finance office of the school district, and personnel data obtained from the California Basic Education Data System maintained by the California Department of Education (CDE), the authors present analyses to provide a foundation for local policymakers that may be used to assess whether there are inequities in the…

This study is the seventh in a series of studies conducted by the American Association of School Administrators on the impact of the economic downturn on schools. AASA launched the series in fall 2008 in response to state budget shortfalls, federal buy-outs and interventions, and a series of additional events characterizing a slowing, stagnant…

Since receiving "Campus 2020 Thinking Ahead: The Report," the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development has been reviewing its recommendations to improve post-secondary education in British Columbia. Several of these have been implemented, including: undertaking a review of student financial assistance and completing a…

The Idaho Rural Education Task Force was formed in July 2007 with the goal of proposing and examining solutions to challenges facing rural schools. The task force's work this year has focused on three areas: recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers, funding shortages related to insurance costs and staff allowances, and the technology…

This report assesses Illinois' academic performance from early childhood through postsecondary, providing a snapshot of how Illinois compares to other states and nations as we collectively work to provide all students a world-class education. The analysis is divided into three parts: (1) The first section examines how Illinois public schools serve…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The Public Service Commission in New York is studying methods of repricing utility services. The study will try to determine who pays how much of the revenues required to operate a utility efficiently. (Author/MLF)

ENOUGH FUNDS SHOULD BE BUDGETED TO INSURE A QUALIFIED STAFF, ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT, AND THE BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT CAN BE PROVIDED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. IN TERMS OF FACILITIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES, COSTS WILL VARY. THEREFORE, THE SAMPLE BUDGETS APPENDED ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE AND SUGGESTIVE. SAMPLE BUDGETS COVER MINIMUM INITIAL OPERATING EXPENSES FOR…

Means for reproducing graphic materials are explained. There are several types of processes: those using light sensitive material, those using heat sensitive material, those using photo conductive materials (electrophotography), and duplicating processes using ink. For each of these, the principles behind them are explained, the necessary…

The department head and the whole staff are finding themselves involved in the difficult task of devising objectives, criteria, programs and alternatives, activities and alternatives, and methods for feed-back for evaluation. (19 references) (Author/MM)