When used by local governments, long-range planning has the potential to transform policy making and prepare better cities and towns for the future. Placentia, California, began long-range planning as a community effort in the mid-1960s, with the creation of the Placentia Tomorrow Project. The project is described. (RM)

The fourth in a series of technical reports on public education finance in Oregon, this study identifies significant developments from 1968 to 1983 in elementary and secondary finance as well as probable future trends. In addition, it briefly compares the financial standings among Oregon school districts and compares Oregon's school finance system…

This document is the state-wide strategic plan for public and private higher education in the 1990s in South Carolina. The plan was developed in response to the State Legislative Act 629, "The Cutting Edge." The plan rests on three principles: (1) ensuring access to education to all South Carolinians at whatever levels of student…