This digest focuses on problems encountered in the expansion of facilities for universal primary education and responses being developed to overcome these problems. The central message of the document is that nonformal structures of learning and community involvement play a key role in the expansion of basic learning opportunities in the…

Abstracts of 17 publications in the ERIC system concern the financing of school construction programs for new buildings, renovations, and additions. (MLF)

The planning and construction of new school facilities involve sequential steps that lead to a completed building ready to provide a learning environment for students. The steps may include the development of philosophy and educational objectives, survey and inventory of existing facilities, preparation of an architectural design, site…

Reports on current research on the educational, social, and financial implications of declining enrollment in Ontario are summarized in part 1 of this paper and accompanied by the author's comments and conclusions. The abstracts cover such topics as school closure, the adequacy of small secondary schools, minimum acceptable size of elementary…

Reviewing the state of the art of southern rural development education needs, this paper presents tabular and narrative data re: (1) Current Expenditures by Region and Type of School District Per Pupil Enrolled in Public Primary and Secondary Schools; (2) Current Expenditures Per Pupil Enrolled in Public Primary and Secondary Schools by Region and…