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Peer reviewedMorris, Norman – Oxford Review of Education, 1977
A grant system for educational funding, the Revised Code, was initiated in England in 1862. This article investigates one of its criticisms--that it tended to cut down resources--by examining what happened to the cash flow and why in the years following its inception. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Download full textDepartment of State, Washington, DC. – 1966
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THIS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROGRAM INCLUDES A RUNDOWN OF THE LEGISLATION WHICH INITIATED IT, A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, AND ITS FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. ITS HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY ARE SET FORTH, ACCOMPANIED BY PERTINENT QUOTES. STATISTICAL INFORMATION AND A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ALSO ARE…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Educational Philosophy
Monahan, A. C.; Cook, Katherine M. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1917
This bulletin reports the results of a survey and study of the public-school system of Wyoming, with recommendations concerning the legislation needed for its improvement. The work was undertaken by the Bureau of Education as a result of a request for assistance from the State of Wyoming subsequent to the general assembly enacting a law which…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational History, State Surveys, Educational Legislation
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Community Junior Colleges.
This report provides an overview of the Florida community college system through a narrative description of its history, organization, goals, and philosophy, and a statistical description of enrollments, personnel, academic programs, physical facilities, and finances. Roles and relationships of local and state agencies and advisory councils, state…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Finance, Educational History, Educational Objectives
American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1998
This brief profile discusses trends and statistics for American community colleges. It identifies the top five programs at community colleges as: (1) dental hygiene; (2) manufacturing process technology; (3) telecommunications/interactive information specialists; (4) physical therapy assistant; and (5) registered nursing. Other highlights include:…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Faculty, College Programs, Community Colleges
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1911
The Board of School Commissioners appointed to inquire into the system of instruction in the public schools of Baltimore. This bulletin presents the outcome of such inquiry. It is mainly concerned with a comparison of the Baltimore system of education with the systems found in others of the greater American cities. It will accordingly be of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Comparative Analysis, Urban Areas, Boards of Education
Jonas, Stephen – 1978
The increased number of nontraditional students in Ohio and a growing awareness of their needs have led to the recognition that developmental programs attempt to improve attitudes and skills for their own merit and are not necessarily remedial preparation for other courses. First used in the 1890's to narrow educational differences between…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Educational History, Educational Needs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1976
Contents include: (1) an overview of the Oklahoma higher education system, and reports from individual institutions; (2) historical and statistical information on enrollments, degrees, accreditation, student aid, compliance with federal laws (Titles VI-A and VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965), Regents' publications, the Oklahoma College…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Annual Reports, Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets)
Pratt, John – 1997
This history of the "polytechnic experiment" covers the period from the establishment of a binary British higher education policy in the mid-1960s to the passage in 1992 of the Further and Higher Education Act, which abolished the binary policy and the polytechnic sector, thus enabling the polytechnics in England and Wales to acquire the…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Students, College Faculty, College Students
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1977
In this annual report for the period ending June 30, l977, the contents are: (1) progress and plans for the system and individual institutions; (2) historical and statistical information on enrollment, degrees, accreditation, student aid, compliance with federal laws, regents' publications, the state college testing program, regents' resolutions…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Annual Reports, Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets)
