During the period from 1976 through 1988, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement collaborated to develop a program supporting educational policy studies for state legislatures. The program contributed 69 studies on a variety of topics. This report…

To facilitate communication between economists and other professionals involved in school finance analysis and policy-making, this study proposes a common vocabulary, describes a set of basic concepts, and explains the application of the more useful tools of economic analysis to school finance problems. The first of the report's two parts presents…

Financial resources do affect educational quality. When the advantaged have the better-financed school, America will continue to provide unequal education to those who most need what school has to offer. Legislative responses to early litigation and the recent litigation in Montana, Texas, and New Jersey are discussed. (MLW)

One alternative to the insurance crisis faced by school districts is self-insurance, either through pooling or capital market funding. After a brief discussion of the insurance issue, research and literature dealing specifically with self-insurance through pooling and capital market funding are described. Finally, an assesment is made of the…

This paper notes that financing policy is potentially the most powerful policy tool states can use to influence how institutions, students, and employers behave in ways consistent with broader public purposes. It is often not wielded effectively. After identifying elements of financing policy and major issues that relate to these elements, the…

The use of educational cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is now widely accepted, not least in connection with the development of education systems in Third World countries. It has much to recommend it and is widely seen as preferable, both in theory and in practice, to the major alternative techniques, namely manpower planning and the social-demand…

A critique of federal education policy discusses questionable purposes, flaws in aid-dispensing mechanisms, and undue regulatory burdens and other constraints. The proper federal role in education is described, involving information dissemination, educational improvement through federal programs, compensation, and financial assistance. (CJ)

Summarized is a report of the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, in which predictions are made that undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges may fall 5-15 percent within the years 1980-2000. Financial recommendations are made at state and federal levels to deal with adjustments to the decline. (CS)

Summarizes state tax relief legislation that was supported by the Joint State Legislative Committees of the National Retired Teachers Association and the American Association of Retired Persons. Notes that generating public and political support for increased funding for education will be a challenge in the current fiscal climate. (Author/IRT)

Explores the gap between rhetoric and reality in the areas of adult education and continuing education, using Great Britain as an example. Emphasizes that existing provisions should be opened up to more students and that all adults should receive some form of educational entitlement. (DB)

Tells of the devastating effects California's Proposition 13 is having on community college journalism education programs. (GT)

Examines the resource decision processes of English education, with emphasis on decisional freedom and constraints, government influence, budgeting processes, fiscal accounting, and allocative mechanisms. (DB)

This chapter presents contemporary financial issues in student housing programs framed through the topical areas of occupancy management, facilities, new construction, residential life programs, technology, and residential dining. (Contains 27 references.) (Author)

A literature review found that business spending on vocational education and training varied by size, specialty, and location. Business interest in return on investment differed from government goals for encouraging training investment and may not be aligned with long-term national goals for laborforce development. (SK)

Reviews the effects of university financial constraints on student affairs services in areas of service changes, funding shifts, and perceived program quality from 1992 to 1997. Results indicate that constraints have had a significant effect on reducing certain services and increasing others. Finds a significant relationship between changes in…