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European Union, 2021
The Commission increased aid for education in emergencies and protracted crises to 10% of its total humanitarian aid in 2019. We assessed how the Commission managed this new level of support. We found that projects were relevant and achieved their expected results, but reached fewer girls than boys. Most projects in our sample were too short…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support, Educational Finance
Wesley, Alexa; Parnell, Amelia; Askin, Jacalyn – NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2020
Higher education is deploying a range of innovative strategies in response to rising costs and financial challenges. This report presents findings from a NASPA [National Association of Student Personnel Administrators] study on cost-saving initiatives at three institutions. Each institution aimed to creatively address different areas affecting…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Cost Effectiveness, Professional Associations, Student Personnel Workers
Webb, Harris S. – American Vocational Journal, 1974
A cost-accounting system is described in which training costs are figured for each graduating class; the payoff point is reached when each graduate has returned in taxes the full amount of public funds invested in his training--within two and a half years, for a two-year training program. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student
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Bottomley, J. A.; And Others – 1972
The University of Bradford was designated as the target for research directed toward identifying potential economies in the teaching of students under alternative sets of assumptions, in order that action may be taken to secure a more economic use of resources in the higher education sector. Part one looks generally at the nature of university…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
Reedy, Kristin – Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC), 2004
This issue of "NERRC Focus" describes the activities of Vermont's Special Education Program and Fiscal Review Panel (the Panel), created by the Vermont Legislature in 1998, to study the delivery of special education and other support services in Vermont school districts. The Panel's primary goal has been to review the programs and…
Descriptors: School Districts, Special Education, Program Descriptions, Policy Analysis
Rogers, Donald D. – 1977
The Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP) is a compensatory education effort undertaken in Washington, D.C., to attack reading problems at a community level. In this paper the following questions are addressed: (1) Can the Federal government afford RENP? (2) Is RENP more expensive to support as a Federal program than it would be with Title…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Sullivan, Arthur F. – 1973
This report recommends the formal organization of a cost reduction program for a school system, outlines a structure, and suggests some techniques for implementation. It defines a cost reduction program as a formal, systematic effort of major status designed by an organization to keep its operating costs at a minimum, while providing predetermimed…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Finance
Hay, Tina M. – Currents, 1990
Periodicals editors at higher education institutions constantly confront financial pressure. Some strategies used to pair expenses or raise revenue include consolidating two or more periodicals, pruning mailing lists, trimming printing and postage costs, selling advertising, and pursuing voluntary subscription programs. (MLW)
Descriptors: Alumni, Budgets, College Administration, Cost Effectiveness
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Picus, Lawrence O. – NASSP Bulletin, 2004
In the standards-based education reforms of today, an important question is how much it will cost for all--or almost all--students to reach state-determined proficiency levels? School finance adequacy seeks to determine that cost. Four models have been developed to estimate the costs of adequacy. Two of them--the professional judgment and the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Principals, Educational Change, Funding Formulas
Oosterhof, Albert C. – 1979
The computer management system described, which administers tests and provides feedback to examinees, as well as progress summaries to instructional personnel, has been implemented at Florida State University. Located in the Assessment Resource Center (ARC), it has been used to manage the instruction of several thousand students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Education Service Centers
Tracy, Frederick A.; And Others – 1974
This feasibility study is divided into sections presenting a brief history of the extended school year concept, an extensive survey of recent efforts at implementing the concept, the planning and implementation of the Hartford study, reports of five committees, final recommendations, and an evaluation of the study. Also included are a number of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Educational Finance
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Willis, Mike – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2003
Many Chinese universities (there are over 1,080) have various forms of alliances with foreign universities to undertake the development and delivery of courses in China, participate in exchange activities, collaborate in research projects and engage in consulting programs. It is now quite common for these alliances to offer complete undergraduate…
Descriptors: Income, Exchange Programs, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries
Rogers, Donald D. – 1977
While many compensatory education programs have resulted in significant increases in achievement, few of these programs have been widely disseminated and/or adopted. Because designing, implementing, and evaluating programs is an expensive process, the failure to use exemplary programs results in a waste of resources. The problem is to reduce or…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance
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Dickmeyer, Nathan – Educational Record, 1979
An indicator of financial health for colleges and universities is proposed that uses a measure of future cash availability based on current status and income and expense trends. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
DuVall, Lloyd A. – 1976
The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. Component…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
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