The New York State Board of Regents' 2004-05 State Aid Proposal put forward the idea of instituting Foundation Aid as a response to concerns about the sufficiency of state education funding then being provided to local school districts. In 2007, prompted by legal action, a call for reform by the Regents, and the election of a new governor with a…

This article describes opinions about what ails U.S. schools. The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation has a lot to say about education in the United States--what's wrong with it and how to fix it. A national authority on charters and an unabashed champion of the idea, the Fordham Foundation is getting a grounding in reality and appears to be the only…

The Spencer Foundation, which began its work in 1970, is dedicated to enhancing the applicability of theory and research findings to educational practice. The projects supported by the foundation, including seed money to attract young researchers to educational problems, direct support of disciplined studies, and a small amount of direct support…

A PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF FLORIDA EDUCATION BY AWARDING INCENTIVE GRANTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS DESCRIBED. THE PRESENT FOUNDATION PROGRAM FOR STATE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN FOUND TO PROVIDE ONLY MINIMUM QUALITY EDUCATION, PARTLY CAUSED BY THE LACK OF LOCAL TAX EFFORT IN SUPPORTING THE FOUNDATION PROGRAM. IN THE FUTURE, THE…

Reviews the role of foundations in public education over the past 30 years, concentrating on 4 broad areas: research, technology and things, people, and curriculum and school improvement. Foundations now see that a relationship exists between education and other services for children and that a holistic approach to school improvement is needed.…

Describes the role that congressmen and educators have played in reducing the NSF budget so that training for teachers was discontinued. (LS)

Reorganization in the National Science Foundation's science education section is discussed. Personnel changes and changes in funding in 1990 are emphasized. (CW)

Reported is an effort to train mathematics and science teachers in Chicago, Illinois, to integrate mathematics and science and to concentrate on hands-on science participation. Support for the Academy for Mathematics and Science Teachers is discussed. (CW)

A description of a possible new minimum foundation program for public education in North Dakota is contained in this document. The State Foundation Program, suggested in 1967, is the financial instrument whereby the state guarantees each child an opportunity to acquire an appropriate and adequate public education. Elements of the desired new…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EIP), A MULTIFACETED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN SOUTHERN SCHOOLS. SUPPORTED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS FOUNDATIONS, PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY EIP INCLUDE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY, AIMED AT…

FOUR ESSAYS REFLECT THE THINKING AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN SCHOOL STUDY GROUP CONFERENCE OF 1966 AND HERALD A GREATER DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF SCHOOL STUDY COUNCILS. MAJOR THEMES DEAL WITH THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE INCREASING INTERDEPENDENCE OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, METHODS FOR GAINING AND…

THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN WEWAHITCHKA, FLORIDA, WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TYPIFIED MANY OF THE PROBLEMS OF STRUGGLING RURAL AMERICAN SCHOOLS. IT WAS BESET WITH EVEN MORE CLASSROOM PROBLEMS WHEN SCHOOL AND TOWN LEADERS VOLUNTARILY DECIDED TO DESEGREGATE ALL GRADES IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE FINANCIAL NEED TO CONSOLIDATE WITH A…

In recent years the focus on accountability and governance in public education has shifted from the individual class and teacher to individual schools and staffs. By the way he applies and coordinates his school's available resources, the principal determines the product of his school, the departing pupil. More effective education is becoming…

This paper examines the structure and function of CFK Ltd., an educational foundation devoted to school improvement using humanizing processes. Six ideas were developed to guide the foundation: Encourage potential clientele to determine the Foundation's areas of interest; given identified problem areas, encourage interested school administrators…

The chairman's report to the Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas covers financial outlays, expenditure cuts and program assistance ventures conducted with British government approval to educationally impoverished areas in Africa, the Caribbean, the Far East and other locales during 1978-79. The chairman argues that the IUC's…