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Underwood, Julie – 1987
The United States Supreme Court decided two cases in the area of school finance in 1986. It addressed student financial assistance under a vocational rehabilitation program for tuition at a sectarian postsecondary institution in Washington; it also decided a case challenging a state finance program. Cases were heard by other courts in an attempt…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Moody, George V.; And Others – 1981
Designed to enable college administrators to reflect on norms and trends within Mississippi's 16 public junior colleges and to provide information to the general public, this report presents statistical data for 1980-81 on enrollments, finance, personnel, and services. After introductory material providing college addresses and the schedule of…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Counselor Qualifications
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1982
Information is presented on 1980-81 tax performance and educational spending in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states, the relationship of state and local taxes to personal income in all the states, and utilization of tax ability and major tax bases. Additionally, factors producing serious state and local budgetary problems are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
San Diego Unified School District, CA. – 1976
This document describes the organization, systems of management and governance, and financing of the San Diego Unified School District, serving over 122,000 students in California. The first chapter reviews the services provided by the district: instructional services, incorporating instructional personnel and programs; support service, including…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board of Education Policy, Decentralization, Educational Administration
Johns, Roe L.; Morphet, Edgar L. – 1975
Educational finance policies have such a critical influence on every educational service and program, on the national economy, on the welfare of individuals, and even on the welfare of the nation itself, that educational finance cannot be studied adequately in isolation from our total social system. Therefore, the authors have used the systems…
Descriptors: Administration, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Court Litigation, Educational Economics
Callahan, John J.; And Others – 1973
This study focuses on how central city school districts can benefit from educational finance reform. The publication is designed for use by both those charged with the responsibility for education matters and by the general public. The document begins with a discussion of the fiscal impact of several popular alternative school finance reforms,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equalization Aid, Evaluation

Ornstein, Allan C. – Urban Education, 1988
Examines state revenue sources. Discusses the economic, demographic, and political factors affecting state spending over the past two decades. Predicts that the 1990s will be characterized by annual increases in educational spending that are far less than the expected rate of inflation. (FMW)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
MacPhail-Wilcox, Bettye; Anthony, Pat – 1991
One Supreme Court decision, seven federal appellate decisions, and two district court decisions were published in the area of school finance in 1990. The Supreme Court reviewed a case concerning allegations of school district segregation, along with an ensuing tax assessment issue. Federal appellate courts handed down decisions involving alleged…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Anthony, Patricia G.; MacPhail-Wilcox, Bettye – 1990
In 1989, federal appellate courts ruled on issues regarding a state's role in financing a court-ordered desegregation plan, and the use of federal funds for vocational rehabilitation and Title I programs. State supreme courts decided on the constitutionality of four states' school financing schemes and, in a fifth state, on distribution of federal…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Beezer, Bruce; MacPhail-Wilcox, Bettye – 1988
There were no United States Supreme Court decisions in 1987 on either public or private school finance. Cases discussed in this chapter fall under three major topics: (1) public funds for private schools; (2) sources and allocations of public school funds; and (3) school tax issues. Federal appellate court cases included decisions on the…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Moody, George V.; And Others – 1983
Designed to enable college administrators to reflect on norms and trends within Mississippi's 16 public junior colleges and to provide information to the general public, this report presents statistical data for 1981-82 on enrollments, finance, personnel, and services. After introductory material providing college addresses and the schedule of…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Owings, Thomas G. – 1981
Results of a survey assessing public opinions and attitudes about higher education in Alabama are presented. A representative sample of 736 households was contacted by telephone, and 546 agreed to be interviewed. The survey was designed to evaluate public opinions and attitudes about higher education teaching, research, service, finance,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Attendance, College Role, Educational Finance
Missouri State General Assembly, Jefferson City. Senate. – 1978
The inability of Missouri community college districts--which serve 54% of the state's population but cover only 17% of the state's area--to enlarge their property tax support base, pass capital bond issues, or to increase operational levies gave rise to a legislative study of four major issues: existing laws covering community colleges; the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Community Colleges, Delivery Systems
McIntyre, Chuck – 1981
A plan for community college finance in 1981 is presented, based on an examination of socioeconomic factors likely to affect the California community colleges between 1981 and 1985. The report first outlines 11 assumptions concerning trends in community college finance and mission and, then, presents a general approach to financing the California…
Descriptors: Accountability, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Administration, College Role
McKeough, William, Ed. – 1980
Financing of higher education in New York and the public policies which impinge on, influence, and are reflected in the process are explored in this preliminary probe. Chapters include: The Need for the Study (N. J. King); Implications of Tax Policy (Mark Segal); Institutional Tax Exemptions and Tax Benefits (Steven A. Cohen); State Institutional…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Planning