Recounts how careful planning and coordination, hard work, and a bit of theatrics helped secure line item funding in the Vermont state budget for parent child centers. (Author/BB)

The effectiveness with which vocational education programs respond to the objectives set for them will ultimately be determined by the adequacy of vocational education funding. Present systems of vocational education financing (both federal and state) do not generally ensure the adequate funding of vocational education. (LRA)

State-level funding formulas should be changed from enrollment-based to fixed cost-based, using standards such as those of the Association of Research Libraries. Funding linked with programmatic changes encourages quality of the institution and rewards effective library management. (CDD)

This issue paper focuses on financial aspects of special education, with implications for state and local education policymakers. Background information is supplied on the mandate for free appropriate public education contained in P.L. 94-142, The Education For All Handicapped Children Act. Subsequent sections address the following topics: the…

In 1981, the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges (MSBCC) conducted a study of the funding of remedial education in the state's community colleges, with the intent of recommending alternative approaches to community college funding for consideration by the legislature. Presidents of each of the 17 community colleges were contacted and asked…

This report identifies issues in state financing of programs to train nurse practitioners and physician assistants and presents findings of a national survey of 51 such training programs. An introductory chapter gives the main arguments for increased use of nonphysician providers of primary health care; this is followed by a chapter on barriers to…

The issue of the costs and financial aspects of the assessment of prior learning is discussed from the point of view of program managers and others responsible for ensuring high quality, cost-efficient academic programs. Rationales and models currently in use are examined. (MLW)

This final report is based on a 3-year study pertaining to financial support for vocational education. Chapter 1 summarizes findings and recommendations of the last year of study, including specific suggestions for administering federal and state grants-on-aid for vocational education, and Chapter 2 incorporates information about the cost of…

The 18 chapters of this book are grouped into three sections. In the first, Causes of Fianncial Crisis, the change in public education from financial security to crisis is explored as it related to the public community college. These two chapters are titled External Factors and Internal Practices. The second section, Sources of Revenue, includes…

Selected statistics on student numbers, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances in the California community college districts are provided in this report for 1982-83 and projected for 1983-84. Part I provides enrollment data on total day, full-time, credit, and female students, by district. Part II contains annual ADA data and…

Selected statistics on student numbers, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances in the California community college districts are provided in this report for 1981-82 and projected for 1982-83. Part I provides enrollment data by district on total day, full-time, credit, and female students. Part II contains annual ADA data and…

To assist state policy makers concerning elementary and secondary special education, this handbook assembles information on what states have experienced and what research has found about special education funding, cost and service changes, and funding source management. Chapter 1 considers defining student eligibility for special education,…

Some of the dimensions of the relative financial contribution of the cooperating parties in manpower institutional training as established under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 were explored. This analysis will provide some perspective to those who must finally decide the question of relative financial contribution, or provide…

A description of the French program in Ottawa schools and a look at the costs and sources of revenue for implementing a second language program. (Editor)

Focusing on New York, this document begins by providing information on the funding cycles and application processes for federal and state grant programs as well as special legislative projects. Five forms with accompanying information on the form's purpose, submittal time, and special instructions are included: (1) Proposed Budget for the…