A new survey of approximately 1,500 parents or guardians of school-age children provides a snapshot of the current afterschool program landscape, documenting that while children and families who are able to access afterschool programs report high levels of satisfaction, for every child in an afterschool program, there are four more who are waiting…

Access to universities across the United Kingdom remains a challenge despite improvements in recent years. Those challenges are still more marked in Scotland than in the other nations, as this report shows. This report lays bare the extent of the challenge. Scotland has a different approach to higher education. It no longer charges tuition fees,…

The Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) is required to develop a comprehensive and ongoing needs assessment process to analyze demand for additional degrees and programs [RCW 28B.76.230 (1)]. This report fulfills a portion of that mandate by focusing on employer demand on the regional level, but also includes additional information on…

The Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is one of the largest local taxpayer-funded entities in southeastern Wisconsin, ranking fourth in assets and budget behind Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee Public Schools, and the City of Milwaukee. The college's fiscal operations are complex and draw on multiple revenue sources, including nearly $150…

Demand for university education has increased due to the recent innovations of universal, free and compulsory education at the basic and senior secondary education level. Education has been expanding very rapidly at all levels in Nigeria. However, there are serious problems related to quality, equity, unavailable human and material resources and…

"Education at a Glance 2011: Highlights" offers a reader-friendly introduction to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) collection of internationally comparable data on education. As the name suggests, it is derived from "Education at a Glance 2011", the OECD's flagship compendium of education…

A study of Australian university and college of advanced studies applicants and rejections in 1986 suggests that between 9,000 and 14,000 applicants eligible and willing to accept a place were unable to begin studies that year. (MSE)

Across OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries, governments are having to work with shrinking public budgets while designing policies to make education more effective and responsive to growing demand. The 2011 edition of "Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" enables countries to see themselves in the light of…

Using 1964-1983 enrollment data for a small Michigan state college, this paper charts tuition rate change impacts on college undergraduate headcounts and credit hours over time. Results indicate that student behavior follows the law of demand, varies with class standing, corroborates human capital investment models, and invalidates uniform tuition…

The racial gap in who is going to college is wider now than at any time in the past 25 years. Bureau of Labor statistics show 50 percent of whites entered college in 1975. In 1985, that figure had risen to 60 percent. In 1985, about 50 percent of nonwhites entered college. In 1985, 45 percent entered. (PS)

This document examines the effects of budget cuts and supply restriction and rationing within the California Community College (CCC) system during the fiscal year (FY) 2002-03. Fiscal Crises within the California State Government in FY 2002-03 have resulted in a reduction in available funding for the CCC system; as a result the system's ability to…

This document focuses on two critical measures of California's investment in public education: (1) the extent to which California has provided access to higher education through each of the public segments of higher education; and (2) the extent to which the level of funding per full time student provided to each of the four public segments (UC,…

A review of the University of Alaska's operating and capital budget submission for fiscal year 1985 is presented. The review is directed at the educational and programmatic impact of the budget request. In addition, 11 recommendations endorsed by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education are analyzed. Additional contents include: the…

A review of the University of Alaska's operating and capital budget submission for fiscal year 1986 is presented, directed at the educational and programmatic impact of the budget request. Five recommendations endorsed by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education are analyzed. Additional contents include: summary information for the…

A description of the Graduate Management Admission Council's New Matriculants Survey focusing on school selection by Masters of Business Administration students is presented. Four sections are as follows: (1) reasons for applying and enrolling (including student differences in reasons for applying); (2) who applies to more than one school (e.g.,…