How to best finance education is a matter of major concern, both because of the cost of education, and because of its relationship to national progress and security. Confusion about educational funding is not necessary if the major questions that are of special concern to all citizens are identified. This document outlines basic elements for…

This chapter on higher education returns after a 6-year absence during which time a separate yearbook on higher education law was published. Because not all higher education law cases reported during 1981 could be included, the author summarized only the more significant cases that seemed to best illustrate the legal parameters regarding the…

This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" analyzes the types of budget preparation that are used in school districts across the United States. The chapter proposes as a basic premise that the budgetary process is inherently political, and states that some budgeting methods may provide more useful political information…

The wide variety of management approaches (zero-based budgeting, decision support systems, etc.) that have emerged in recent decades are reviewed. The questions of whether strategic management is simply another fad, and whether it can work in colleges and universities, are discussed. The development of strategic management is traced, both in…

The past year witnessed cases involving the constitutionality of tax credits and tax deductions for expenses incurred by parents whose children attend nonpublic schools. The constitutionality of state school finance programs continued to be questioned, and several cases involving funds for the education of handicapped children also were decided.…

The report briefly describes the special education of handicapped children in the Netherlands. The history of special education in that country is briefly reviewed. Aspects of present day special education in the Netherlands covered include admission, curriculum, staff qualifications and training, financial arrangements, and program evauation.…

Conclusions of research studies dealing with the economics of education are discussed. For example, studies have found that success at school and university depends more on children's family and social background than on specific pedagogic factors. However, this is truer of industrialized countries than of developing nations. (RM)

This article briefly discusses the reasons for national leaders' recent interest in education and makes recommendations for sustaining the renewed concern, sorting out priorities, and dealing with major unattended issues, especially financing proposed reforms. Suggestions are made for appropriate action by the federal government, states, and…

Some educational statistics from England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland found in the publication "Education Statistics for the United Kingdom 1982" are summarized. Presented is information concerning schools and pupils, school leavers, post-compulsory education, higher education, teaching staffs, educational expenditures, and…

This study examines the structures of state funding and describes the ways 11 states govern, administer, and pay for student aid, including eligibility criteria and accountability strategies. Eleven states that are currently making some of the biggest investments in state funding for student aid are featured in this report: California, Florida,…

Washington State faces the challenge of balancing a number of conflicting economic and political conditions that impact K-12 education either directly or indirectly. These include reduced vehicle license fees, an existing statewide spending limit, a state revenue surplus, proposals to provide property-tax relief, proposed voter initiatives to…

Implications for the school curriculum in Great Britain of policies designed to maximize the economic welfare obtainable from education spending are analyzed. The maximization of economic welfare will not be achieved by designing a curriculum more appropriate to industry's needs, but by increasing the degree of choice available to learners. (RM)

The case of Brown v Topeka has had important consequences affecting the availability and allocation of funds for public schooling. Research to more accurately identify and explain these financial effects will be hampered by such problems as lack of standardized accounting systems, distortions of desegregation costs, and ambiguities of policy.…

Students pay "student fees" in addition to tuition at most universities in this country. Several basic legal questions underlie the whole subject of student fees. This paper will explore those cases that consider legal questions with an emphaiss on what university administrators can do regarding this issue. (Author)

The Australian education system should consider introducing vouchers according to one recommendation in a schools commission discussion document which looks at commonwealth-state arrangements for funding government and non-government schools. (Author)