This article reflects on how financial operations, especially at community colleges and regional public institutions, were adversely affected by the pandemic and considers what institutions could do moving forward and for the future.

States face transformational disruptions in education and work that have further widened skill and equity gaps. Area technical centers (ATCs) are under-utilized public educational institutions that are powerful tools in expanding equitable pathways for learners to gain postsecondary credentials that lead to meaningful careers while helping states…

This article presents the results of an inquiry into the advantages and disadvantages of regional Catholic school systems, executed by practitioners in the field of Catholic Education. The findings support the idea that the regional Catholic school system is a valuable strategy for providing Catholic education in areas where traditional…

Public school funding in Massachusetts is based on foundation budget principles. However, funding formula modifications often create disparities between district foundation budgets and actual required spending levels. This study provides an in-depth look at Massachusetts' state aid formulas used between 2004 and 2009 and utilizes two approaches to…

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between size of area vocational-technical schools and expenditures per student in the State of Missouri. (Author)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL IS TO SUGGEST GENERAL PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE A REFERENCE GUIDE TO TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, AND SHOP BUILDING SPECIALISTS IN PLANNING THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL BUILDING. AREAS OF INFORMATION INCLUDED ARE (1) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND BUILDING FACILITY BEFORE THE ARCHITECT BEGINS WORK,…

Funding cutbacks challenge providers of occupational education to find innovative ways of guaranteeing student access to quality programs. The New York Boards of Cooperative Educational Services approach is a model that succeeds in maximizing the quality of occupational education in that state. (Author/JOW)

THE PRIME OBJECTIVE OF AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IS TO PROVIDE ADULT MEN AND WOMEN WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS. TRAINING MUST INCLUDE THE REQUIRED MANUAL SKILLS, THE NECESSARY RELATED TRAINING, AND APPLIED GENERAL EDUCATION. AGE, EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND, MATURITY, POTENTIAL SKILLS, AND AVAILABILITY OF THE STUDENTS' TIME INFLUENCE THESE…

The state law applicable to Maryland community colleges and the code of regulations governing those colleges are presented in this report. Part I presents Title 16 of the annotated code of Maryland which applies to the state's community colleges. This provision includes five sub-titles which cover: (1) the establishment, composition, officers,…

Argues that the question for those concerned with education and politics is to determine the possibilities, limits and likely consequences of community control of the schools or its alternatives, and that by taking particular political decisions it will be possible to shape extra-political factors so as to either to enhance or to limit the…

This document includes seven papers aimed at administrators of postsecondary schools, especially in Tennessee. Topics which are addressed are the problems and concerns of supervision; informal power structure in vocational education; program articulation; effective use of advisory councils in area vocational-technical schools; occupational…

The death of Nazareth Diocesan High School on August 31, 1974 and the resurrection of the Nazareth Regional High School on September 1, 1974 came about because of financial difficulties in the first place and community spirit in the second place. This Catholic high school in Brooklyn reflects the impact that parents and students can have in…

Academic literature regarding state lotteries' impact on education deals primarily with issues of funding, rather than searches for evidence of lotteries directly advancing the cause of higher education, by measuring enrollment numbers before and after the adoption of a state lottery. This study fills this void by researching whether…

Legislative history in Connecticut is briefly reviewed with reference to the public school building aid program. Special actions taken by the 1965 legislature and the 1967 General Assembly are enumerated. A statistical summary of aid under the program is presented. (FPO)

To determine relationships between the current-unit-cost-per-student contact hours for post-secondary arts and science transfer curricula and selected vocational-technical programs, the 15 area schools of Iowa were visited personally by the investigator and data collected from the financial records of the institutions. The cost of each specialized…