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Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1975
A survey takes an indepth look at the school business official. Questionnaires were sent to 5,200 school business officials throughout the U.S. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, National Surveys, Occupational Information
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1972
Examines cost figures for property insurance, vandalism contingency, and security. (Author)
Descriptors: Costs, Fire Insurance, Insurance, Operating Expenses
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1972
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Expenditure per Student, Laborers, National Surveys
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1973
Compiled from a survey of approximately 500 school districts. Data are reported by median district spending per pupil for maintenance and operations labor, equipment, and supplies; utilities; property insurance; vandalism contingency; and security. Comparisons with the previous year are made. (DN)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Expenditure per Student, National Surveys, Operating Expenses
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1973
The editors examine district expenditures for maintenance and operations based on the size and value of the school plant. (Author)
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Costs, Equipment Maintenance, Operating Expenses
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1978
Despite continually rising costs of fuel and other utilities, the cost of maintenance and operations in public school districts is not rising as quickly as the general cost of education. A state-by-state cost comparison is included. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Heating, National Surveys, Operating Expenses
Abramson, Paul – School Planning and Management, 1998
Presents data on public school construction completions, starts, and renovations by school type for the years 1997 and 1998. Statistics are categorized within 12 regions covering the entire United States. Overall numbers show a steady increase in all three areas with completions in 1998 at $14.6 billion being 15% higher than in 1997, and starts in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1974
A national survey indicates that the cost of operating and maintaining schools has risen more than 13 percent in the last year. The main thrust of inflation has come not through salaries but through goods and services purchased. (Author)
Descriptors: Costs, Data Analysis, Educational Finance, Labor Force
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1977
A state-by-state cost comparison has been added to AS&U's annual analysis and indicates that school budgets may be in deep trouble. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Heating
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1978
Examines trends, now evident, that may change the face, and the place, of educational excellence. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Prediction
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1979
Findings from a national survey of school plant maintenance and operation costs by ten regions and eight size categories. (MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Abramson, Paul – School Planning and Management, 1999
Presents U.S. regional data on public school construction spending, including trends, profiles on new schools planned or currently underway, building types and composition, types of construction completed in 1998, and comparative construction spending analyses between regions. Data reveal an overall $3 billion increase in construction spending…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Abramson, Paul – American School and University, 1975
The fourth in a series of articles on the chief business official in public school districts examines the officials' access to computers. Data are summarized in seven tables that categorize responses by enrollment size. (MLF)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Administrator Role, Administrators, Computer Science
