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Marcus, Jon – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2016
Income-share agreements (ISAs) are an emerging idea for helping students pay for college. Under an ISA, investors provide upfront sums of money toward students' college tuition and other associated costs in exchange for a fixed percentage of the recipients' earnings after graduation. This paper--the first in a series examining private financing in…
Descriptors: Private Financial Support, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, Income
Rosenstein, Carole – National Endowment for the Arts, 2010
This report complements a national survey of outdoor arts festivals (see "Live from Your Neighborhood: A National Study of Outdoor Arts Festivals, Volume One: Summary Report") by focusing on seven case study festivals: Houston International Festival; Piccolo Spoleto; Lowell Folk Festival; Santa Fe Indian Market; Chicago Jazz Festival;…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Recreational Activities, National Surveys, Opportunities
Boroch, Deborah; Fillpot, Jim; Hope, Laura; Johnstone, Robert; Mery, Pamela; Serban, Andreea; Smith, Bruce; Gabriner, Robert S. – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2007
This study was commissioned by the California Community Colleges System Office to identify effective practices in basic skills programs. The Center for Student Success (CSS), which is affiliated with the Research and Planning (RP) Group for California Community Colleges, was selected to conduct the study. There are three major components of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Staff Development, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Katz, David – 1979
Based on five individual case studies conducted in the summer and fall of 1978, this paper attempts to provide an initial indication of the severity of impact of Proposition 13 and Senate Bill (SB) 154 on five school districts in San Francisco, California. It also identifies where districts made budgetary changes from the previous year and briefly…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
KPMG Peat Marwick, Washington, DC. Policy Economic Group. – 1994
This 1993 study attempts to define the size and scope of state-wide economic activity generated by the arts in California. The analysis is based on data from surveys of nonprofit arts organization and five case studies. The case studies, which provided context for the core research, include examinations of: (1) artists in Los Angeles County; (2)…
Descriptors: Art, Artists, Broadcast Industry, Case Studies