Analyzes U.S. educational spending levels and sources, providing aggregate data for 50 states. Discusses spending disparities across districts and schools, using Schools and Staffing Survey data and highlighting California and Florida's spending disparities. Discusses how schools use available resources, based on research findings in Florida,…

In England, playgroups are major provider of services to children under compulsory school age. Based on a study of 45 playgroups, this paper examines the consequences of 3 funding policies on various aspects of playgroups (premises and equipment, opening hours and usage, the position of playgroup workers, mother and playgroup leader satisfaction,…

Four years of hard work and training have gone into creating site-based management structures and processes at Greece (New York) Central School District. Each school has management team. All schools are dedicated to meeting district's mission and vision, but how schools accomplish these goals is up to them. Except for overall payroll, all…

Sustainable livelihoods and environmentally sound technology should not be developed separately. They require that essential ecological services be protected by restricting use of resources and that those who exploit environmental resources be confronted with the future costs of their actions. (SK)

A discussion of resource allocation for scientific research identifies the ethical principles underlying the present debate and begins to construct a framework for evaluating various resource allocation proposals. The intent is to promote greater consideration of the link between ethics and science resource allocations. (Author/MSE)

One answer to the lack of resources in academic and industrial organizations is the formation of business/education relationships that typically provide economic support to academic institutions and needed personnel to specific corporations. Although there are problems associated with the formation of such alliances, it appears that their use is…

Addresses the question of whether responsibility-center budgeting can move universities and colleagues to new levels of financial creativity or whether the faculty are likely to be further demoralized by becoming the scapegoats for all campus woes related to income and expenses. (SR)

Describes the system of revenue-centered budgeting at the University of Southern California and how it has benefited some academic units and penalized others. (SR)

It is proposed that the primary method for college budget reduction should be horizontal, across-the-board cuts by percentage applied to all programs and departments. It is argued further that vertical budget cuts embody imperfect procedural justice and should be considered only in extreme situations. (MSE)

It is commonly stated that almost half of all adolescents are at risk of school failure, substance abuse, delinquency, and teenage pregnancy. Recent research shows that today's American teenagers are healthier, happier, better educated, and more responsible than past teens. Ignoring these facts scatters valuable resources and dilutes efforts to…

Responses from 176 of 280 business administration faculty and doctoral students showed that research was very important to obtain success (tenure). However, they did not see the benefit of pursuing a full professorship or excellence in teaching and service in terms of the current academic award structure. (SK)

Illinois currently permits districts to finance repairs and construction related to children's health, life, or safety through a modest "backdoor" referendum rate tied to property values. These repairs are ameliorative but not preventative. This article recommends a strategic capital preservation plan that sets aside funds for use in…

Considers the development of equality in public education since the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The 1973 Rodriguez decision has had consequences as profound as those of Brown by hobbling attempts to secure a fair distributions of resources in U.S. public schools. The importance of educational reform as an aspect of social justice is…

Explores the consequences of adopting formula-based systems of resource allocation and questions assumptions underpinning development of such systems. Findings, based on a case study of a British university that adopted a decentralized system in the late 1980s, revealed changes in micropolitical activities and organizational culture. (33…

The cost of school administration and its effect on available instructional resources has been a highly debated topic since then-Secretary of Education William Bennett popularized the "blob" designation 10 years ago. A recent Educational Research Service study challenges six misperceptions about school administration's cost, size, and…