Within Canada, the need for individuals with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills has been well documented. One tactic towards increasing the number of individuals with STEM skills is to focus on the kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) STEM education stakeholders, who can directly and/or indirectly influence a student's STEM…

Sexual assault on university campuses is a pervasive problem that affects approximately 25% of female students and has wide-reaching negative outcomes [DeKeseredy, W., and K. Kelly. 1993. 'The Incidence and Prevalence of Woman Abuse in Canadian University and College Dating Relationships.' "The Canadian Journal of Sociology" 18 (2):…

The 2013 federal Budget was delivered ironically the same day as the Parliamentary Budget Officer was in court seeking more information about the impact of the government's $5.2 billion in spending cuts announced last year. The lack of budgetary transparency and accountability has become a hallmark of the Conservative government. Anyone expecting…

Facing steep budget cuts and rising energy costs, many colleges are grappling with how to finance urgently needed, but capital intensive, energy efficiency upgrades on campus. One innovative approach, using return-oriented green revolving funds (GRFs), is a rapidly growing trend at colleges and universities. GRFs can invest in a variety of…

A new report by the Centre for Civic Governance of the Columbia Institute sheds light on why districts are struggling to balance their budgets while the Minister of Education claims they received the "highest funding ever." The $122 million increase in the current 2008-09 operating grant fell $15 million short of the $137 million…

The 2004-2005 year signaled the arrival of some profound changes to the governing structure of the Association. As part of the ongoing re-focus of the Association, the Board of Directors undertook an examination of the overall governance structure. Presented at the 2004 Annual General Meeting and discussed at the Board level throughout the year,…

The annual report on the total revenue and expenses of the provincially assisted universities of Ontario for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1978 is presented. Tabular summaries for all universities and for 20 individual universities are provided, showing: total operating expenses by objects of expense and by functional area; total expense by…

The Council of Ontario Universities' 1978 brief on operating support is presented. Section I compares funding recommendations for 1978-79 put forward by the Council on Ontario Universities (COU) and the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUS) with the provisions made for that year by the Minister of College and Universities (MCU). Section 2…

Information on the finances and expenditure patterns of Ontario universities are presented in this annual report in a standardized format that allows both interinstitutional comparisons and comparisons with past years. Data are included for these universities: Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian (Algoma, Nipissing, and Hearst), McMaster,…

A report by the Council of Ontario Universities provides information on physical plant operating expenses at 16 universities. It is part of a three-volume set offering detailed data on the revenues and expenses and changes in fund balances at all Ontario universities for the fiscal year ending in 1989. After a brief introduction, principles of…

In this report, the Canadian Community College Association (CCCA) offers its rationale for urging the government of Canada to increase transfer payments to the provinces in support of postsecondary education by $2 billion per annum, as well as making an additional increase in transfer payments that would contribute to the future expansion of…

Patterns of government financing of universities and institutional finance in the United Kingdom were studied. Formulas used in allocating resources for administration, services, salaries, maintenance, facilities, and equipment are reported in some detail, and funding patterns are illustrated in charts. (MSE)

Results of an annual survey provide an analysis of physical plant costs by major functional area and object of expense, as reported in each university's operating fund. The principles observed in reporting, definitions, and explanatory comments on the cost categories and their scopes precede a series of summary tables for: total and percentage…

Volume two of the two-volume annual report of the total revenue and expenses of provincially assisted universities of Ontario for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1979 is presented. Focus of this volume is on reports from the 22 institutions that are affiliated or federated with the province's 15 universities. Six tables are used to present the…

This book contains a detailed description of the challenges faced by educational finance and budgeting in Cambodia. Until recently, educational financing took the form of emergency budgets and was limited to government planning for teacher salaries and costs of examinations. There has been a general lack of coordination between provinces and the…