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Morgan, Anthony W. – Review of Higher Education, 1978
(NOTE: This journal was titled "Higher Education Review" from its inception in Fall 1977 through this issue; beginning Fall 1978 it was renamed "Review of Higher Education.") Marginal utility analysis and zero-base budgeting are described and applied to resource allocations. Related theoretical and practical issues are assessed…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Expenditures
Birmingham, Kathryn M. – 2002
This study argues that community college funding and resource development must become a long-term core function of the institution due to changes in the source of revenue for community colleges. The research problem was: (1) to identify and describe how organizational structure and management activities have changed in four community colleges in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Cambron, Nelda H.; Hale, James A. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to determine the cost relationships among the educational programs in Tennessee prior to the implementation of Tennessee's weighted pupil formula (1976-77) and to examine expenditure patterns for the first year of the actual operation of the formula (1977-78). All mandated programs were examined as well as additional…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Finance, Educational Programs
Augenblick, John – 1983
Achieving a state education finance program that is fair to students, taxpayers, teachers, and school districts is complicated by varying student needs and different property tax rates and school expenses among districts. Attempts at equitable allocation of state aid funds and other educational resources should be guided by the principles of…
Descriptors: Bulletins, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Baehler, Karen – 1995
This analysis of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (BEA) and its implications for public financing of education and other children's services notes that voters want more and better education and related services, and at the same time want to pay less in taxes and balance budgets at every governmental level. The first section details recent…
Descriptors: Budgets, Child Advocacy, Economic Factors, Educational Economics
Grubb, W. Norton; Huerta, Luis A. – 2001
This policy analysis presents the "new-school" finance, one that, in contrast to most discussions about funding that have concentrated on spending patterns only, asks how resources are used within schools and classrooms, and whether they are used in ways that can enhance educational outcomes. The analysis, directed toward policymakers…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economics of Education, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance)
Ziderman, Adrian – 2003
This document is part of the World Bank's comprehensive study of post-basic education and training in Sub-Sahara Africa and includes findings from three short field studies conducted in South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbawe in early 2001. Chapter titles are as follows: Executive Summary; Introduction; Conventional Patterns of Financing Training;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Educational Finance
Berke, Joel S.; And Others – 1975
This document provides background information intended to help in the formulation of educational finance policy at the national level. The first chapter discusses variations in spending within and between states since the 1930s; causes for inequitable and inefficient revenue raising and resource allocation; and differences between states in…
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Finance