District of Columbia School Superintendent Franklin L. Smith faces overwhelming challenges, including student shootings, dilapidated facilities, undersupplied classrooms, and low student achievement. Franklin's biggest problem is a city budget crisis stemming from overspending, poor management, and bureaucratic incompetencies. Smith has pared his…

Discusses the history of Alaska's higher education system, including the founding of its community colleges. Describes the 1986-87 restructuring of the colleges following the oil crisis in 1986, which left Alaska with one official community college. Indicates that universities have broadened their role to include many college functions. (19…

Foreign systems of education can often teach us the best thing to do. "How has the economic depression affected other countries?" is a question most likely to come to the minds of educators in this country at present. This bulletin attempts to answer this question. Originally it was in five chapters, devoting an entire chapter to the…

This report describes a financial and governance crisis that occurred in the California Community Colleges between 1981 and 1987. Following prefatory materials, chapter 1 provides an overview of the system, describing growth between 1950 and 1980, funding, governance, and the colleges' mission. Chapter 2 presents background to the crisis up to…

This document describes a crisis in enrollment, funding, and governance that occurred in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) between 1981 and 1987. Following introductory materials, chapter 1 reviews the history of the LACCD and the effect of funding reductions caused by 1978's Proposition 13. The next two chapters review the…

This report focuses on changes affecting all colleges and universities, as well as changes affecting the following institutional types: two- and four-year public institutions and four-year independent institutions. Tables show the results of a survey of 411 colleges and universities concerning academic and administrative practices. Special…