The chapter prepared for inclusion in a handbook for school board members focused upon the important relationships of boards, as boards, and individual board members with external organizations and agencies. The handbook was produced by the Alabama Schools Boards Association for its membership and for its use in the orientation of new board…

A discussion of higher education costs looks at two aspects of costs (the factors that influence them and the types of cost analysis) and synthesizes the results of a survey of state higher education officers (SHEEOs). A variety of factors influencing the number and type of resources available to a college are examined, including influences within…

THIS MASTER PLAN FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS IS IN FOUR DOCUMENT--(1) THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN OF JULY 1964, (2) THE MASTER PLAN, PHASE II, PUBLISHED DECEMBER 1966, (3) THE TEXT OF THE ACT, APPROVED AUGUST 22, 1961, CREATING A BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND (4) THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE ACT, REPRINTED FROM ILLINOIS REVISED STATUTES,…

State governments today are being confronted with new responsibilities that require innovative approaches to better serve the people they represent. This study of relationships between state governments and the academic community in a 14-state region of the South provides clear descriptions of the needs of state governments and delineates the…

The first annual report of the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho encompasses a listing of directors, titles, address, and terms of office; director or principal administrative officer; employee count; organizational chart of the department; condensed listing of legal references relating to the department;…

A panel presentation and discussion of the effect of politics on the elected governing boards of the public higher education institutions in Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and Nevada, especially in relation to board election procedures and the state system's complexity, is summarized. (MSE)

Discusses the Draft Report of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario. (PG)

The centralization of authority in public higher education from a local campus to the multicampus system and from local governing boards to state mechanisms is discussed. Dissipation of staff time in meeting bureaucratic requirements and faculty uneasiness with centralized planning and long-distance decision-making are described. (MLW)

Speakers at the National Trustee Workshop addressed energy conservation on college campuses, the use of outside consultants on campus, the advantages and disadvantages of statewide governing boards, and the creation of incentives to encourage cooperative ventures among colleges, communities, and the government. (JMD)

Features researchers reviewed by the AASA Advisory Committee on Higher Education Relationships and selected to present research findings at the 1989 AASA convention. Iris McGinnis won the Research Award in the graduate student research category for work on school board participation in contract bargaining. Two other commendation awards are…

Discusses the conflict between the control or coordinating agencies of state government and the individual colleges and universities that are subject to their ministrations. (Author)

The former director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia advocates leadership by a coordinating board squarely in the middle between legislature and institutions. (Editor)

A 22-item bibliography on statewide planning is presented. (PG)

Because an excellent education depends on a balanced program of academics and activities, the Idaho Commission on Excellence recommends changes in 17 areas, including proficiency tests for all sixth and eighth graders and core course requirements for high school graduation. Administrators should complete 6 hours of graduate work every 5 years, and…

An informed perspective is the key to the role trustees should play in college and university affairs. It is especially important in academic matters, where the authority of trustees is most likely to be challenged. (Author/DN)