Ten years ago, MDC's report, "The State of the South 2007: Philanthropy as the South's 'Passing Gear,'" (ED519455) examined how philanthropy can accelerate progress toward a South that is both equitable for all its residents and competitive with other regions of the country. A decade later, our second iteration, commissioned by the…

This study examines spending on children and youth in Texas by constructing a comprehensive children's budget for 1978 spending. The study attempts to include not only data on spending through State government sources, but also other public sources of funds, charitable spending, and indirect Federal subsidies through tax exclusions. Total spending…

Information on research funds available to Texas public senior academic institutions and health science centers in the fiscal year (FY) ending August 31, 1988 is presented. The total for FY year 1988 was $686,845,728, which is an increase of 12.58% over FY 1987. The public senior general academic institutions received over $442.1 million for…