Massachusetts currently maintains several charter schools in its K-12 educational system. This paper applies the charter school idea to public institutions of higher education. Charter colleges are publicly owned institutions managed independent of most controls imposed by state bureaucracies and higher education systems. Charter schools are more…

This paper reviews the development of the public monopoly of degree-granting institutions of higher education in Ontario, Canada. It examines arguments for private universities which suggest improved accessibility, diversity, and quality and finds the arguments to be insufficiently strong. A recommendation is made for improvement of Ontario's…

This volume presents data from the 15th annual survey of faculty salaries by discipline and rank in the nation's public colleges and universities. Three hundred and twenty nine institutions participated in the survey. Data are presented by 55 disciplines and major fields and for both institutions with and without collective bargaining. The overall…

In 1996, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Community College Board jointly conducted a survey of remedial/developmental education in the state's public community colleges and universities. Data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System were analyzed for 1995-96 and surveys were distributed to all public colleges and…

On November 17, 2005, the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association (CEI-PEA) had the honor of hosting Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), as speaker at its luncheon series. Matt has spoken at a number of its luncheons since he took leadership of CUNY approximately six years ago and began…

This report presents detailed tabulations for the 1998-1999 academic year that describe characteristics of the 9,653 postsecondary education institutions in the United States and outlying areas. These characteristics include tuition and required fees for undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional programs and room and board charges at…

The number of technical writing courses and programs in institutions of higher education has increased over the years. However, during the academic year of 1980-81 a study concerning the subject in Kentucky's colleges and universities could not be found. A questionnaire was designed to determine how many of the 42 Kentucky colleges and…

The relationship between state/provincial governments and universities in Canada and the United States is discussed, focusing on state coordination of public universities. Salient cultural and political differences between the two countries are examined in the context of a theory that differences stem from organizing principles growing out of the…

This report contains 34 tables of revenue and expenditure data for the nation's accredited institutions of higher education for the 9-year period from fiscal year 1986 (FY86) through fiscal year 1994 (FY94). Data are from the Integrated Postsecondary Education System and the Higher Education General Information Survey. Tables cover: revenue and…

This research brief reviews trends over two decades in enrollment and baccalaureate degrees at public universities that meet the Carnegie Classification definition for "doctorate-granting" and "comprehensive." Opening highlights note that public universities comprise nearly 25 percent of the nation's four year colleges and universities and that…

This report presents results of the annual College and University Faculty Salary Policies Survey. The survey was sent to 1,603 public institutions of higher education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, of which 1,404 responded for a response rate of 87.6%. Each year, the results of the survey provide information on faculty salary…

This paper examines the expenditure patterns of public doctorate-granting institutions, the tradeoffs made among competing financial needs by these institutions, and how well these expenditure patterns may validate the Carnegie classifications of the examined institutions. The paper presents data collected from 133 institutions in the Research I,…

Since its inception in 1985, and through 1992, Washington state's Distinguished Professorship Program has succeeded in establishing 32 prestigious professorships at its four-year institutions with 3 more in process. Also in 1985, the state legislature enacted the Distinguished Professorship Trust Fund Program to strengthen partnerships between…

This report addresses Washington State's historical and current information regarding salary increments for college faculty, salary disparity among postsecondary institutions and within institutional departments, and performance-based compensation plans for college faculty. Included among the report's findings are the following items: (1)…

This annual report presents information about New Mexico's colleges and universities and the students who attend these institutions. The report provides information, in text, graphs, and tables, about: (1) students (the numbers that enroll, transfer, and receive degrees by ethnic group and gender); (2) financial aid (current funding levels and…