The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

Contends that the conclusions of currently available studies regarding the redistribution of income through higher education subsidies cannot be derived from the evidence presented because of the use of one year as a sampling frame when evaluation should be based on lifetime income and tax streams. (JT)

Financing higher education requires political leaders, policymakers, and educators to address broad public policy questions, including ascertaining: the levels of state funding to colleges and universities that are necessary to maintain the economic and social well-being of the American people; the tuition levels that are appropriate given the…

This analysis used national data to evaluate changes in state higher education appropriations, state revenues, and regional differences in support for higher education from 1980 to 1992. Data from the United States Bureau of the Census and Illinois State University's Center for Education revealed that between 1980 and 1990 the nation's Gross…

The impact of the Boston-area colleges and universities on the local economy was studied and major findings include the following: (1) Boston postsecondary education is a $1.3 billion annual enterprise, most of which money is spent in the Boston area. (2) Sources outside metropolitan Boston account for more than half of these expenditures. The…

State tax appropriations for higher education were examined in relation to aggregate state personal income for two selected years, 1970-1971 and 1980-1981. Percentage changes for the 10-year period were calculated as were percentage differences between appropriations and personal income. States were identified according to regional and national…

Information on state-level financing of higher education and on institutional revenues and expenditures is presented for fiscal year (FY) 1982, with trend data back to FY 1978. In addition to a narrative analysis, nearly 200 tables show state rankings on 46 factors involved in higher education finance. The state rankings cover state and local…

Besides their primary mission of providing education to the students of North Dakota, the 11 colleges and universities in the state represent an important "industry" which generates substantial income to the businesses and people of the state. Total college-related spending in North Dakota was $76 million during the 1973-1974 school…

The greatest single matter of concern before policy boards, officers, and administrators is seen as the question of financing the ongoing operation of the college, the university, or the system of higher education. Unionization, affirmative action, student recruitment, tenure, educational competition, changing modes of instruction all have…

This report provides a broad overview of higher education expenditure trends in Illinois from fiscal year (FY) 1990 to FY 1994. It focuses on allocations and expenditures since FY 1992, when the Priorities, Quality, and Productivity (PQP) initiative was implemented. Eighteen tables present statistical data on various categories of expenditures.…

Data on 1982-1983 state support for elementary/secondary and higher education are presented. The objective is to provide policymakers information on how funding decisions vary and to promote self-analysis of how well each state is doing. Data and narrative analysis of regional trends cover: demographic characteristics, state support for…

This book attempts to make the problem of budgetary choice at the federal level more intelligible by classifying, analyzing, and projecting into the future the components of the budget in a way which makes it possible to put together several comprehensive alternative budgets, each illustrating from a different view how the Federal Government could…