Analyzes patterns of private support for public schools by examining a sample of districts and schools in Los Angeles County. Finds that socioeconomic status appears to be related to the level of private support. For example, schools located in high-wealth districts experienced higher levels of parental monetary and in-kind support than those in…

In general it appears that families with lower gross incomes and correspondingly low adjusted available incomes contribute at or near the expected level more often than parents with high gross incomes, who tend to be dichotomized--one group exhibiting undercontribution, the other overcontribution. (Author/IRT)

Traces state financial aid to private colleges in New York State, culminating in McGeorge Bundy's subsidy program beginning in 1967. Questions whether students have actually benefited from Bundy Aid. A statistical analysis shows that private college tuition levels are determined more by academic quality than by costs, religious affiliation, or…