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Koplik, Stanley; Berdahl, Robert O.; MacTaggart, Terrence J.; Carlin, James F. – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 2000
Two brief papers examine the "vanguard college" proposal, postsecondary education concept that parallels the charter school movement for K-12 education. Vanguard colleges would agree to exceed state (Massachusetts) performance standards in exchange for greater operational freedom, fiscal autonomy, and faculty benefits. Guidelines focus…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy
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Duff, John B. – Change, 1983
An earlier article evaluating Massachusetts' recent long-range plan for higher education is criticized. Aspects of the plan omitted in the first article are noted, including state financing improvements, incentives for institutional action, and increased local autonomy. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Pile, Wilson, Ed. – 1982
Statewide planning for higher education, with specific reference to Massachusetts, is discussed in a 1982 Alden Seminar position paper, comments regarding the position paper, and an overview of the overall seminar. In "One Half Revolution, One Half Status Quo: Remarks on A Long Range Plan for Public Higher Education in Massachusetts,"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Planning, Governance, Government School Relationship
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Coll. Scholarship Service. – 1985
Student loan counseling and debt management are discussed in three papers, six commentaries, and a panel discussion from a College Scholarship Service colloquium. In "Fulfilling the Institution's Responsibilities to Student Borrowers," Theodore J. Marchese discusses a shift in student financial aid marked by the ascendency of loans…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Debt (Financial), Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants