Albany Junior College, a two-year public institution having 25 percent of its 2000-student population receive financial aid, has begun a new voucher system to disburse funds. No funds are released to the student until at least three weeks after registration. The voucher system is described and assessed. (LBH)

Examines two educational voucher plans: the California Initiative for Family Choice in Education and a proposal to extend federal Basic Educational Opportunity Grants to students in private schools. Contends that the plans will exacerbate educational inequality because of poor people's unequal access to and understanding of the necessary…

The examination of administrative and political issues in career education entitlement (voucher) plans opens with a discussion of various rationales and models for entitlement programs. A discussion of existing and proposed entitlement schemes covers the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (BEOG), the educational benefits provided under…

This report presents a review conducted by a multinational panel on educational policy in the United States. The report concentrates on compensatory programs in elementary and secondary education, with an emphasis on Title I programs. Topics covered include: (1) recent trends in American education; (2) the philosophy, operational design, and…