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Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Area Schools Div. – 1984
Information on the funding of the area school system in Iowa is provided. First, the report provides background information on the history and funding of the system, which was established in 1965 to meet local and state needs of adults for postsecondary and adult education. The report indicates that the funding sources available to the area…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational History, Financial Policy
Download full textMoench, Charles – 1988
An overview is provided of the organization, history, governance, finances, programs, and enrollment of the merged area schools in Iowa, a statewide system of 15 public two-year postsecondary educational institutions. The first section describes the state's two-year college system and its legislatively mandated mission. The next section reviews…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Programs, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Dreier, William H. – 1984
Questions about effects of consolidation on Iowa's small schools can be answered through historical review and current assessment of nine small districts. By 1966, Iowa's 1912 School Consolidation Law and subsequent legislation had reduced 4,500 taxing units to 455, with each district offering K-12 programs to a total enrollment of at least 300…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Consolidated Schools, Courses
