In 1984, to avoid significant budget cuts, the Santa Barbara (California) Board of Education decided to charge students to participate in certain "extracurricular" activities. The proposed fee--$25 for each activity--generated controversy and was eventually struck down by the California Supreme Court as a violation of the California…

Three reports are presented that address the problem of implementing 1978-79 contingency plans developed by the Los Angeles Community College District in response to a June 1978 property tax reduction initiative, Proposition 13. Report No. 1 provides an overview of district problems resulting from the tax limitation measure. Fiscal and educational…