This article presents a historical view of public school finance and discusses difficulties that have been encountered in an effort to offer equality in funding. Various court cases that have influenced educational finance are listed as examples of the movement to reform state fiscal programs. (DF)

Reviews the 25-year history of regional conferences on the teaching of English at two-year colleges. Identifies the role of the National Council of Teachers of English and the Conference on College Composition and Communication in the evolution of the conferences. Highlights hazards posed by tuition increases, reduced government funding, and…

Contemplation by the Illinois General Assembly of a new grant-in-aid system for school finance has suggested a review of educational finance in that state. Taxation maintaining support of public education since 1825 and the establishment of the first free schools are examined. The issue of local funding, the inequities caused by such funding due…

These papers on adult education in Australia are grouped into four parts: (1) articles concerning some directors of university extension and adult education; (2) a paper entitled "Who Killed the WEA (Workers Educational Association)--A Footnote to History"; (3) two papers called respectively "Sir Keith Hancock--A Tribute from a…

Problems with funding in public schools have caused career education programs to flounder. A brief historical outlook on career education is offered. Suggestions to help preserve this concept are presented, which may be helpful to school management personnel. (DF)

Sketches the historical and contemporary context of special funding for university adult and continuing education in Britain. Examines in detail developments in extramural education since 1979. Considers the impact of the Thatcher government's decision to transfer funding to the new Universities Funding Council. (SK)

A history is given of the Canadian government's role in giving financial assistance to its colleges and universities. The subsequent amount of influence the government has had over what is taught at these institutions is discussed. (CJB)

Basic public funding for American colleges and universities has developed historically as a state function. The reasons for that approach have disappeared and the federal government must recognize its responsibility for the support of higher education. (MLW)

The history of education has featured a number of longstanding debates over educational adequacy. Debates over funding have touched on whether foundation-type programs can assure adequacy despite funding-level differences between districts. The relevance of teacher training and unionization to teacher adequacy is questioned, as is the ability of…

Reexamines the origins of America's community colleges to include the leadership contributions of local residents, members of civic associations, and elected school trustees. These new histories will emphasize the influence of broad national forces such as industrialization and egalitarianism in stimulating student demand and public support for…

Public education has been and continues to be subject to a variety of conflicts, among them busing for racial balance and the search for an equitable process of financing education. This paper reviews some of the literature and documentation of educational conflicts. Two broad but not mutually exclusive categories of conflict are defined: (1)…

The development of successful intercollegiate athletic teams has become increasingly important as a formal concern of higher education institutions. This situation has evolved from the historical lack of social consensus (or "charter") on appropriate goals of higher education and from the program objectives of business-minded college…

Reviews the origin, practice, and effects of the "payment by results" law in late nineteenth-century England, in which elementary education was funded on the basis of students' examination results. Argues that such a system of educational accountability severely hampered development of English and Welsh elementary education. (PAA)

Reviews the federal legislation for continuing education and lifelong learning programs, the increased role of state agencies, the implications of the new Title I and Title XII of the Higher Education Act, and the importance of cooperation among the federal government, state boards and agencies, and continuing education providers. (SK)

This paper traces the development of state and local funding mechanisms which support community college education in California. Part 1 considers the history of California community college finance, looking at California public education in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the development of the state's junior colleges from 1907 to the…