The inadequate financing of public school facilities under the maximum class size requirements in Texas public education raises issues of quality and equity. In six chapters, this thesis attempts to examine the costs of facilities needs and to evaluate the options available to state and to local school districts. Chapter 1 states the problem and…

Formula budgeting for college and university facilities maintenance is recommended because: (1) formulas inject objectivity into the budgeting process by using quantified data; (2) formulas tend to improve the equitability of treatment of comparable institutions; (3) formulas are intended to provide adequate but economical budgets; and (4)…

The potential of improved space use as an alternative to new construction in Texas public colleges and universities was evaluated. Space utilization was measured in three ways, each of which viewed room use differently. The average number of hours per week that classrooms and class laboratories are in use on public university campuses was…

In the 1980s a new emphasis in facilities planning seems to be emerging: fiscal conservatism and retrenchment in higher education. The new context of facilities planning, the parameters of the problem, and innovative efforts by a Texas state agency are discussed. (Author/MLW)

This guide is designed to serve as a reference for teacher-coordinators involved in the delivery of cooperative part-time training that is part of a coordinated vocational-academic education program. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: related subject-area instruction for vocational students, the role of the…