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Ward, Martha, Comp.; Barlow, Sarah W., Comp. – 1973
The handbook helps American Indians and Alaskan Natives learn about their rights under the Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (GA) welfare program. This program is run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and is only for Alaskan Natives and Indians in 15 states: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado (Southern Ute Reservation only), Idaho, Minnesota…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Civil Rights, Economically Disadvantaged
McLure, Charles E., Jr. – 1976
American and European business taxation policies are compared in this booklet. Topics discussed in the paper include effects of the corporation income tax, integration of income taxation, and the value added tax. Two major differences between the American and European systems are noted. First, European countries derive substantial portions of…
Descriptors: Business, Capital, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Moynihan, Daniel Patrick – Independent School, 1978
Discusses the history of the public and private school systems in the United States, their financial development, and the current controversy over whether private school students should come under the umbrella of financial aid being requested congressionally for parents earning up to $30,000 a year. (RK)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
US Senate, 2004
The purpose of these hearings was to explore the problems that unaccredited, substandard colleges and universities, often referred to as diploma mills, pose to the Federal Government and to private-sector employers. The schools examined during these hearings practice a sophisticated form of deception and they charge students accordingly. All of…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Hearings, Prior Learning, Recreational Activities
Busch, Carolyn; Tychsen, Anita – 1997
During 1996-97 each of the three branches of Wisconsin State government--the judiciary, the executive, and the legislative--experienced substantial activity regarding educational finance policies. After describing Wisconsin's current school-finance system, this paper examines Wisconsin school finance based on the 1996-97 actions of the judiciary,…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Finance Project, Washington, DC. – 1997
Creating more comprehensive, community-based support systems and reforming early childhood financing systems are critical to advancing the goal of having all children enter school ready to learn. The Finance Project is a national initiative to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of financing for education, children's services, and…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Welfare, Community Role, Early Childhood Education
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2003
This paper is the seventh in a biennial series summarizing state and federal public policy issues affecting higher education. The purpose is to provide board members and other higher education officials with brief descriptions of the most important public policy issues. In one way or another, most of the public policy issues cited in this paper…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Budgets, College Athletics, College Faculty
Slack, Enid – School Business Affairs, 1997
Describes the debate in Canada about using property taxes to fund education. Reviews alternatives to the property tax and discusses education funding in provinces across Canada. (LMI)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
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Liner, Charles D. – School Law Bulletin, 1995
Examines how well, after 12 years and 3 billion dollars, North Carolina's counties and their school systems have succeeded in meeting their previously stated needs for school construction. Focuses on the role of state money in helping counties and on the state's efforts to assist the poorest counties in meeting their needs. (Contains 15 figures.)…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Construction Costs, Counties, Elementary Secondary Education
Harvey, Lynn R. – 1995
The funding and operation of Michigan's K-12 public school system was substantially changed in March 1994, with voter approval of a constitutional amendment and legislative adoption of 24 implementing state statutes. The comprehensive school funding proposal substantially reduced local property taxes; increased, and in some cases decreased, the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Huston, Aletha C. – 1995
Almost one quarter of American children live in poverty, and the effects of poverty on these children are mediated by many family and social conditions. Poverty affects parenting practices and the home environment, with consequential effects on child adjustment and functioning. Changes in income cause changes in parenting and the quality of the…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1992
An overview is provided of the fiscal development of the Illinois public community college system. Introductory sections consider the history and administrative structure of the system, and explain special funding provisions of the Public Junior College Act of 1965. The next section provides a profile of past state appropriations, focusing on…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational History
Wood, R. Craig; Thompson, David C. – 1993
This book offers an overview of educational finance law and examines constitutional challenges to state aid plans. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to education finance litigation, including the early history of education finance litigation and early education finance theory. Chapter 2 discusses the states' responsibilities for providing equal…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Augenblick, John; Van de Water, Gordon – 1983
Data on 1982-1983 state support for elementary/secondary and higher education are presented. The objective is to provide policymakers information on how funding decisions vary and to promote self-analysis of how well each state is doing. Data and narrative analysis of regional trends cover: demographic characteristics, state support for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Expenditure per Student, Expenditures
Joseph, Alun; And Others – 1982
As part of on-going research on rural public service provision, researchers illustrated the use of a methodologically rigorous tool (a "tradeoff game") for eliciting community preferences for municipal public services. The trade-off game allowed adults in 122 households in Erin Township, Wellington County, Ontario, to assess 13 currently…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Services
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