The 21st "State of Preschool" finds the state of preschool in America at a critical moment. The states have emerged, albeit unevenly, from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and are poised to make new progress toward more effective and equitable preschool policies. Additional states have committed to offering every child publicly funded…

As any parent with a college-bound child knows, college tuitions are rising much faster than inflation. One way to control costs is to make parents better consumers by giving them better price and outcome information. But the true cost of a college education is hard to calculate because of complex and opaque pricing structures. Today, colleges are…

Public education matters, whether you're a student, parent, teacher, administrator, employer, or taxpayer. Although you undoubtedly know something about public education, you may be unaware of important facts about the U.S. educational system or may be surprised to learn how things have changed in recent years. This edition of "A Public…

Fiscal Profiles, 2007, is an excerpt of selected displays updated from the last full report in 2006. This set of displays includes information on overall State funding, public higher education funding and enrollments, and California's independent higher education institutions. As of the publication date for this report, the California State…

This report provides a comprehensive picture of federal financial support for education from fiscal year 1980 through fiscal year 2003. The federal government provides support for education well beyond programs funded through the U.S. Department of Education. It discusses off-budget suport and nonfederal funds generated by federal legislation,…

This document presents the U.S. Department of Education's budget for 2002. This is the first budget under President George W. Bush, and it reflects the president's goals for six areas in education: close the achievement gap, empower parents with choices, expand flexibility and reduce bureaucracy, improve elementary and secondary education, bolster…

Colleges universities, and nonprofit organizations received 2.1 billion dollars in Department of Defense contract funds for research, development, testing, and evaluation in fiscal 1984. Tables of the 1984 figures that list the top contractors are presented. (MLW)

A policy of the Victoria (Australia) government is to provide all Victorian children access to 1 year of preschool prior to entry into the formal education system. This paper provides an overview of preschool programs funded by the Department of Health and Community Services (H&CS) during 1994. The first section of the report gives a…

Various financing alternatives and their impact on Canadian university excellence were studied, in order to recommend a position representative of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). The following were considered: (1) the results of the other studies undertaken by the AUCC and previous study reports on university…

This document presents an overview of trends and statistics pertaining to community colleges. The opening charts offer a national view of population served, tuition and revenue data, and popular degrees and career fields. The state-by-state section provides detailed information on each of the 50 states, plus the Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico.…

Tables show a sharp drop in state appropriations for higher education. The figures were compiled by the Illinois State University Center for Higher Education. (MLW)

The 2007-09 state general fund executive recommendation (including general fund capital projects) is $470.2 million for the eleven campuses, UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Forest Service and North Dakota University System Office, which is an increase of $81.8 million or 21.1% over the 2005-07 adjusted appropriation. The total…

Data on the total 1980-81 revenue and expenses of the 21 universities and related institutions that receive provincial grants directly from the Ontario, Canada, government are presented. Information is presented on: total actual revenue and expense by type of general fund and excess of revenue over expenses before and after appropriations; actual…

This report presents findings of the third annual survey of state programs that link funding to campus performance, either in the form of performance budgeting or performance funding. The survey found that 30 states now have at least one of these two types of programs, up from 26 states the previous year, although some earlier programs have been…

This paper examines the financial status of public universities in Ontario, Canada, and makes the argument that they are under-funded by the Ontario government. An opening section notes the recent announcement by the government of funding levels for 1992-93, 1993-94, and 1994-95 which are below the projected rate of inflation and suggests that…