This article is a sort of a questionaire that was sent out to English and Social Studies chairman and Audio Visual directors. It generally shows that more things need to be done to improve the schools but with less money. (Editor/MR)

To gain approval of a new master's degree in difficult financial times, the authors applied strategies that are applicable at other institutions. Using existing internal resources to build on the university's mission was key in developing a new M.Ed. in Higher Education--Student Affairs Emphasis at Abilene Christian University. Creativity and…

The Idaho Rural Education Task Force was formed in July 2007 with the goal of proposing and examining solutions to challenges facing rural schools. The task force's work this year has focused on three areas: recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers, funding shortages related to insurance costs and staff allowances, and the technology…

What to look for when shopping for television monitors. (Author)

An attempt to clarify some of the meanings and implications of the new vocabulary as it now impinges upon not only our everyday lives but also upon the decisions we make and those which are made for us. (Author)

Continuous change in education is requiring educational administrators to plan for the distant future with as much precision as they now do for the immediate future. Recently, major advances in the planning-budgeting process have become available to educators in the form of PPBS. Fiduciary budgets, which have been used in most schools since the…

The planning program described here focuses on the value of the planning process itself, and emphasizes that planning done by groups offers greater flexibility, creativity, and information than can be provided by a single individual. At the same time, the program stresses the importance of the planning activity as a central library function. The…

The author suggests how to plan, evaluate, and budget for training programs through the use of checklists, and how to establish criteria to judge results while training is in progress. (MF)

PPBS (Planning, Programming, Budgeting System) is applied to a medium sized information service. The overall objectives of the service, and the particular objectives of each activity are defined; and the method of allocating costs shown. (2 references) (Author)

Outlined here are the major objectives and components of zero-base budgeting, along with suggested steps for implementing key aspects of it in schools. (Author)

In this article, the author calls for librarians to find ways to implement technology projects with very limited budgets and to consider all the cost components of a technology project amidst the economic pressures. The author offers some perspective on what is involved in trying to accomplish important work with limited resources while…

This issue of "Legislative Review" takes a look at the news in higher education from February 2 to 6, 2009. This Legislative Review reports that: (1) HB 1447, a bill giving the Legislature authority to set tuition and fee rates, was heard in the House Education Committee Wednesday, February 4; (2) the Senate Finance and Taxation…