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Jacobson, Stephen L.; Szczesek, Jill – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2013
This study investigates the economic impact of a "turnaround" school on real property values in its surrounding community as related to the argument introduced by Tiebout in 1956 correlating local public goods, in this case school success, to housing-location decision making. Using single-family home sales found on the Multiple Listing System and…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Neighborhoods, Urban Renewal, Educational Improvement
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Crellin, Matt; Kelly, Patrick; Prince, Heath – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
General acceptance of the strong relationships between education, income, and public economic strength is at the core of all of college attainment goals at the national and state levels. The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) have collaborated to develop online tools…
Descriptors: Income, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, College Outcomes Assessment
State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2010
Complete College America and FutureWorks conducted an analysis of certificate production, the value of the certificate program, and the economic benefit it provides to the region and nation. The conclusion, based on labor market demand and both personal and economic returns, is that certificates count and the policy and trends around certificates…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, State Policy, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Bureau for Library Development. – 1995
The data in this report is drawn from the 1994 public library annual report and represents a snapshot of certain conditions that existed in Wisconsin public libraries at the end of 1993. Trustees and staff can use this data to identify an appropriate peer group and select a service target based on activities reported by that group. This companion…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Library Acquisition
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Bureau for Library Development. – 1994
Quantitative output measures for municipal and county public library services in Wisconsin provide points of reference for libraries to analyze their needs and establish primary service goals based on unique community-targeted services. Traditional input measures are also furnished, which produce various recommended targets, based on the size of…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, County Libraries, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Armijo, J. Frank; And Others – 1978
Produced as part of the Targeted Outcomes Field Development Project, this handbook provides basic guidelines that can be used by community colleges for organizing and conducting community impact studies. An introductory chapter touches on the broad range of economic, educational, social, and technological impacts which community colleges have upon…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Data Analysis