Describes a study and methods used by Navy Campus to choose a funding arrangement that would make the best use of the money available for voluntary educational purposes. Discusses modifying the economic concept of price elasticity to the interests of educationally oriented audiences. (JOW)

Analyzes the probable impact of substantially increased tuition to public universities and colleges, viewing public tuition as a form of taxation, and concludes that the middle-income student and his-her family would bear a disproportionately large share of the burden resulting from a tuition increase. (Author/IRT)

The "voucher system" refers to one type of system the government may employ to channel tax funds into public services. Its distinguisihing feature is that it distributes funds directly to individual citizens instead of public institutions, i.e., the individual is given a voucher to purchase the services he chooses. This report focuses on…

Summarizes the rationale for educational voucher systems, outlines model voucher systems, discusses implications of voucher systems, and suggests a generalized plan for applying voucher systems in continuing education. (Available from the Department of Educational Administration, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G5;…

The author thinks a voucher plan is misguided and doomed to failure because resources for education are too scarce. (RA)

The state of Washington provides, under law, for each public 4-year institution and the community college system to waive tuition and fees for needy and disadvantaged students. The law further specifies that the dollar amount of fee waivers may equal 3 percent of total resident registration fees, including the equivalent resident portion of…

Considers the cost of education as it relates to independent schools. (RK)

This article provides a critiques of the education voucher plan described in EA 500 970. (JH)

The author believes merit-type scholarships (no-need scholarships) left uncontrolled and on the increase could threaten to eradicate the important gains made in American postsecondary education in insuring equality of access and relatively broad freedom of choice. (Author/PG)

The hearings before the subcommittee on education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Ninety-Third Congress on the examination of the family contribution schedule for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program for use in academic year 1975-1976 are presented. Testimony and supporting evidence are included. (MJM)

The American system of financing higher education is highly complex and has long included low tuition, unrestricted appropriations and gifts to institutions, and the use of grants to finance students. Proposals are now being made to raise tuition drastically as one way of meeting increasing costs. This would be a tragic step at a time when efforts…

The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education has as its main objective to improve postsecondary educational opportunities by providing assistance to educational institutions and agencies for a broad range of reforms and innovations. Grants and contracts may be awarded by the Fund for one of 8 purposes: (1) encouraging the reform,…