This paper contains an overview of selected school finance cases litigated in local, state, and federal courts. The first section contains a review of state school finance cases. Constitutional challenges to states' school finance systems were affirmed by the Connecticut Supreme Court, defeated by the Michigan Court of Appeals, and returned to a…

Actions taken on higher education by the 1985 Arkansas General Assembly and the First Extraordinary Session are summarized. Successful and unsuccessful legislation are identified, and the appropriation and funding process for each institution is shown in chart form. The general revenue appropriations for higher education for the 1985-1987 biennium…

Revenues and expenditures at public and private colleges and universities in Maryland were analyzed and compared with national patterns. State Board for Higher Education (SBHE) guidelines were also consulted. Expenditure patterns of public and private colleges are similar. However, private colleges are most dependent on tuition and fees and income…

Information about college preparation programs, opportunities for leadership experiences, funding sources, and resource organizations is presented to help schools develop preparatory programs for youths currently underrepresented in higher education. The following qualities of an effective university and college opportunities (UCO) program are…

This paper evaluates the equity dimensions of a grant-in-aid system based on the Resource Cost Model (RCM), as proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education. The first section is an independent evaluation of the conceptual and legal aspects of the RCM, focusing on both the weaknesses and the strengths of the model. In the second section, an…

Information on enrollments, personnel, finances, and facilities in Washington community colleges is provided in this report for the four quarters of 1983-84 and these data are compared with figures from previous years. First, general information is presented on the college's role, mission, and history and the organization of the state system.…

Expenses at 3,500 schools and colleges are identified, and information is presented on student financial aid, estimating financial need, and managing money. College costs are based on the following: tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, personal expenses, and transportation. The following financial aid sources are examined: Pell…

This document compiles information on the Iowa area school system, which includes 13 area community colleges and 2 area vocational schools. The first section reviews the general and legislative history of the junior college movement in Iowa, the current status of the system, and full-time equivalent and headcount enrollment growth in adult…

The ways that the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has sought to recognize the contribution of private higher education in Tennessee are addressed. Specific involvement of the private sector was provided in the preparation of the 1979-84 THEC Master Plan. Many of the planning issues identified in that plan touched on private sector…

The present scope and operation of New York State's financial aid programs are described, and improvements aimed at the enlargement of educational opportunity are recommended. The state's student financial aid programs (loans and grants) for 1980-81 totaled $1,139.2 million, of which $247.2 million was for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP),…

As part of a nine-volume, six-state study of the impact of school finance reform on minorities and the poor, the author examines the history and effects of finance reform in Florida. He chronicles Florida's school financing methods since 1947 and discusses the aid formula instituted under the state's 1973 reform law. Correlation coefficients,…

In this concluding volume of a nine-volume study of the impact of school finance reform on the poor and minorities, the author summarizes the project's methods, variables, findings, and conclusions about reform in the six states of California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, and Texas. He first discusses the two general approaches to…

Legal issues involved when a religious college accepts government financial assistance and potential legal strategies that the religious colleges might use to support receipt of such assistance are considered. In order to receive government benefits, the private religious college may be placed in the position of having to prove itself…

Volume II of a two-volume annotated bibliography presents resumes of research and exemplary and innovative program projects that were administered by the state departments of education during fiscal years 1970-1977. The projects described in Volume II were supported with funds authorized by Section 131(b) of Part C and Section 142(d) of Part D of…

This resource guide provides educational agencies involved in vocational education in Hawaii with timely and relevant information for program planning and the establishment of priorities. After prefatory material, Section II looks at conceptual and procedural considerations in planning, focusing on twelve generic steps in planning and describing…