Describes Greenwich, Connecticut's new budgeting system that allows only for those expenitures used to implement one of 47 statements of policy on program goals. (JF)

A discussion of advantages and disadvantages of programming-planning-budgeting systems (PPBS) along with five case studies of school districts' preparation for conversion to PPBS. (NI)

ERIC abstracts on program budgeting and cost analysis are compiled that were announced in RIE through October 1969. The key terms used to compile this collection are "cost effectiveness,""program budgeting," and "program costs." The following information is presented for each document: Author, title, place of publication, publisher, publication…

In April 1972, the New England Program in Teacher Education (NEPTE) announced the granting of a "Chair" for a New England teacher. The Mary Gresham Chair carried with it a grant of $100,000 to provide the richest possible learning resources for children. The award was made to Robert Gillette, an English teacher from Fairfield, Connecticut. It…

Planning Programming Budgeting Systems involve the introduction of three major operational concepts. First, the development of an analytical capability to examine in depth both agency objectives and the various programs to meet these objectives. Second, the formation of a five-year planning and programming process combined with a sophisticated…

Discusses the use of program planning budgeting systems in changing or implementing courses or curriculums. (GB)

Based on the view that athletics are a valuable part of the school program, this article suggests where budget cuts in the athletic program might be made. (Author/JM)

Wyoming has become the first State in the nation to transform the concept of program budgeting into reality in every local school district. Such budgeting procedures, which link education costs directly to instructional programs rather than to general categories of expenditures, were introduced this year in all 60 of Wyoming's local school…

A hospital administrator and a nursing school director point out the value of realistic allocation of costs to determine the economics of the diploma program. (Editor)

Describes four programs in Oregon, North Dakota, Missouri, and Maryland. (RT)

Program budgeting is a system that focuses on outcomes rather than on inputs, relates resources to outcomes, includes more than one time interval in the budget document, and states outcomes in measurable terms. If the assumptions underlying program budgeting are accepted, the system can be an effective tool for identifying new ways to do jobs…

In recognition of the increasing concern for the expenditure of tax dollars and the resulting need for accountability in budgeting, this study provides a model for program budgeting at the collegiate level in industrial education. Course outlines for drafting and woodworking at the University of Northern Colorado were analyzed and activities were…