An historical account is given of movements toward educational finance reform in Texas, culminating in the Rodriquez v. San Antonio Independent School District case and its aftermath. The role of political pressures applied by various interest groups is traced and the prospects for future reform assessed. (EH)

An overview of recent legislation in the field of educational finance reform which describes a number of similarities among the bills enacted after the Serrano decision but before the first major reversals of some of the earlier decisions. Weaknesses common to these efforts are detailed and indications of future trends are suggested. An Appendix…

This collection of six presentations is by no means a complete summary of the College Board's Annual Meeting and National Forum, but it represents the major subdivisions of the forum theme. Barbara Jordan, U.S. Representative from Texas, stresses the need for cooperation between educators and legislators in achieving the goal of equal opportunity.…

A combination of political and economic conditions create a grim outlook for state colleges in most parts of the country, in contrast to the optimism of a few years ago about the use of higher education programs to promote state economies. (MSE)

Traces the historical evolution of teachers' political involvement and discusses the increasingly active role of teachers' organizations in political struggles affecting education. (JG)

Evaluates the implications of the Carnegie Report for educational change. Argues that the report leads education down a false path for meaningful system change, one which will leave the colleges in the same position as now, but with more money and more students. (DM)

Recent changes in the age and race composition of the population and in educational governance indicate that the public will be more receptive to educational vouchers. These changes, points of agreement and disagreement, and the history of educational vouchers are described. (CJ)

The 1980s will demand a new sense of reality among administrators who deal with governors, legislators, and the people they represent. An increased amount of time will be spent in government relations and in enlisting and coordinating efforts of people to represent the institution: faculty, students, staff, alumni, and special-interest clientele.…

Documents and analyzes changes in the structure of educational governance in New Jersey, suggesting that these changes are indicative of general changes in the process of resolving conflict on education issues in other states. (Author/IRT)

Of all the achievements of the Communist system in Yugoslavia, one of the most spectacular is the extraordinary growth in the number and size of universities. This growth is examined in terms of expansion, finance, equality of opportunity, decline in staff quality, reform, academic standards, and political ramifications. (LBH)

The expected fiscal 1993 federal budget requested by the Bush administration is likely to involve meager increases for student aid and biomedical research, increases for Head Start, and major increases for the National Science Foundation and the Superconducting Supercollider. Critics suggest cuts in defense spending be used to provide increased…

This article focuses on the curricular decentralization-sociopolitical stability nexus in the predominantly Muslim Russian Federation Republic of Dagestan, adjacent to war-torn Chechnya. Concomitant with the metamorphoses taking place in the economic and political sectors of society is the overhaul of institutionalized education. A major reform…

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asian education reform discourses have become increasingly similar to distinctive Western policy discourses traveling globally across national boundaries. Tracing the trajectory of "traveling policies" in Central Asia, this article discusses the way Western education discourses have been…

The history of the present allocation model of a Dutch university is evaluated. This model was widely accepted at the start. As budget decreases continued, the model was increasingly criticized. At present it is no longer accepted as an instrument for policy decisions. The details of the model itself have become issues of political interest and…