Education Indicators in Focus is a recurring series of briefs that highlight specific indicators in OECD's Education at a Glance that are of particular interest to policy makers and practitioners. They provide a detailed look into current issues in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, higher education, and adult outcomes from a global…

Introduces early childhood program directors to vocabulary and concepts needed to effectively use economic analysis, discussing aspects of budget formulation, the role of program directors in answering management questions, ways directors can use economic arguments to solicit funds, and the transition to viewing programs in terms of economic…

In contrast to the most commonly suggested approaches to equalizing access to higher education in Australia, either permanently abolishing fees or reinstating fees, the most equitable solution would be to spend comparable amounts on all forms of postsecondary education and training, spreading resources to a broader range of programs and…

Describes a Pennsylvania county school district's efforts to restore summer school despite budget restrictions and declining enrollments by combining forces with 14 other schools. Five local superintendents developed a plan for a countywide remedial program charging students $60 tuition for each 2-hour course taken. (MLH)

A three-step plan for colleges and universities to use in financing technology is presented: (1) establishing an effective asset management program; (2) developing a life-cycle budget process that annualizes total technology costs into streams of longer-term perpetuities; (3) identifying and matching funding sources to meet total annual costs.…

Australia's new policy of encouraging higher education to market its services to foreign students and introduce fees is examined. It is suggested that higher education needs to give more attention to long-term implications of the policy, including pricing, marketing, obtaining feedback, and clarity of communication with other cultural groups. (MSE)

Concerns arising from the substantial changes in Australian higher education in recent years are discussed, including system centralization, elimination of the binary system, institutional stability, underfunding, and system size. A new fee-based funding system is proposed as a means of raising revenue, improving quality, promoting efficiency, and…

Detailed knowledge of how an institution obtains and expends its resources forces faculty to look at the whole picture of an institution. The budget process should be one in which the various institutional interests achieve mutual recognition and consensus about policies, people, and perquisites. (MLW)

As school budgets face serious problems, one area under examination is the cocurricular activities section of the school budget. Many districts are charging user fees to students participating in school sports, band, drama, and even elective courses. Since no direct reference is made to education in the United States Constitution, education is a…

This study examined trends in tuition and fees at private institutions of higher education, compared the fees with those at public institutions, and evaluated effects on need-based student financial aid. Data were collected from 150 private colleges and universities, from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Series, from the Entering…

This report presents comparative data on postsecondary education in Nebraska in 1996. Data tables, analyses, and charts are grouped as follows: fall headcount enrollment, including freshmen residence; degrees awarded; institutional finance; faculty salaries; and private career schools. Headcount data cover full- and part-time students, race and…

The strategic indicators defined in this book, which builds on two earlier studies published by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, are intended to enable institutions to compare their position in key strategic areas with their peer institutions. Data for more than 100 key indicators was collected from nearly 1,000…