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Ledbetter, Cal, Jr.; And Others – 1979
This document discusses the Arkansas Plan, a proposal to the state legislature in 1976 by Governor David Pryor that would restructure the state's financial system and redefine the state/local relationship in Arkansas government. Major changes proposed by the plan--which was ultimately defeated--would allow local voters, not the state, to determine…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Finance Reform, Financial Policy
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Krepel, Thomas L.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Planning and Changing, 1988
Using a case study format, this paper describes the development, implementation, and results of a public postsecondary institution's state legislative relations plan. A model for institutional planning for state legislative relations is proposed. Planning should be a year-round process and have explicit assessment, evaluation, and feedback…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperation, Educational Finance, Financial Support
Ruppert, Sandra S., Ed. – 1994
To gain a better understanding of how performance indicators can contribute to state policy and improve higher education accountability, this project traced the experiences of 10 states that have instituted various types of accountability programs based on performance indicators. Case studies and accompanying analytical essays describe and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Policy
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Firestone, William A. – Education and Urban Society, 1984
Illustrates the web of relationships among state education agencies, regional educational service agencies (RESAs), state legislatures, state boards of education, and school districts through case studies of two RESA systems. Also compares the "active" and "quiet" approaches taken by the respective states and identifies policy…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Epper, Rhonda Martin, Ed. – 1994
The four papers presented here were chosen for presentation at the 1993 annual meeting of the State Higher Education Finance Officers. "A Clean Slate: Principles for Moving To a Value-Driven Higher Education Funding Model," by Brenda Norman Albright and Diane Suitt Gilleland, outlines principles for moving from an accounting-driven…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
Robson, R. Thayne, Ed.; Mangum, Garth L., Ed. – 1971
Approximately 250 manpower planning specialists employed by federal, state, and local governments and universities attended a 2-day conference, which examined the planning process for manpower action geared to state and local area needs. Topics covered in papers at the conference included: (1) principles and problems of manpower policy planning,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conference Reports, Federal Government, Labor Needs