The Worth Report has provided unduly high projections for full-time student enrolments in Alberta. (Author)

An "aged accounts payable" (A/P) summary and a cash disbursements journal are advocated as management measures useful in monitoring the cash flow in a college store. Methods for maintaining the A/P summary and for updating the journal are illustrated. (LBH)

In 2007, schools and universities allocated billions of dollars to build education facilities. Responsible administrators strive to spend those funds wisely, but over the years, educators and community members have not always agreed on what constitutes wise spending. In the Baby Boom years, the accelerating demand for space led many schools and…

Concerns that students and parents have about college tuition are addressed. The first section, "Why Tuition Is Up," lists six reasons for high college costs and explains why these trends are not likely to change within the next few years. The next section, "What Colleges and Universities Are Doing about Rising Tuition,"…

This report contains 121 tables that estimate the costs of production of various commodities on United States farms in 1986. The report first assesses costs and returns on a per-unit basis, such as one acre or one animal, under three sections of a budget: cash receipts, cash expenses, and economic costs. The budgets are based on national…

The primary objective of the Economic Impact study was to provide specific information about the economic impact on various communities as a result of expenditures by the University and University-oriented persons. The particular communities involved in this study were Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Fayette, Natchez, and Jackson. This report describes,…

To provide baseline cost data for facilitation of future decisions on resource allocation and to develop a model for compiling and reporting direct expenditures, the Indiana State University conducted a study of expenditures supporting the activities of the School of Education during the fiscal year 1972-73. A computer program was prepared to…

This paper offers an analytical framework to evaluate the cost and potential economic benefits of industrial day care. The principal objectives of this analysis are to: define the inputs (goods and services) required to provide a given day care program; develop cost factors which can be used to estimate a range of costs for any particular type of…

This report presents the findings of the data collected from 29 day care centers (in the Chicago area and downstate Illinois) during the field test of the Day Care Cost Analysis Manual. The test had two aims: (1) to determine whether the manual's procedures are feasible for conducting a cost analysis, and (2) to collect data on the income and…

Environmental health and safety programs of various colleges and universities are examined to collect information on (1) possible sources for financing, (2) size and extent of environmental health and safety programs, and (3) ways to develop a technique for predicting start up and operating costs for such programs. (MJB)

This report provides an overview of the 1999-2000 executive budget for New York State. The budget calls for $72.7 billion in all funds spending and proposes that a $1.8 billion surplus from the 1998-99 fiscal year be used to fill budget gaps in fiscal years 2000-01 and 2001-02. The report focuses on spending for education, health and social…