Teachers, administrators and trustees must maintain a good public image for their school or society may eventually refuse to allocate funds for education since the cost of education may almost double by 1973-74 due to the need for new equipment and the servicing of more students. (AF)

Most school boards still use the accounting methods of the forties and fifties. Outlined here is a method for the seventies - called Responsible Accounting. (Editor)

Author stressed that there is no blueprint for educational administration. Each administration should be custom made according to a board's unique needs. (Editor/RK)

Pros and cons of the controversial voucher plan now being tried in the United States. (Author/MM)

As Canadian provinces cut funding for education, the shortfall is made up by parent fundraising, donations, or private partnerships. Equitable access to education is undermined because schools with better parent fundraisers, more effective principal wheeler-dealers, and more-advantaged populations have more resources, while disadvantaged children…

A questionnaire completed by 138 principals indicated that fund-raising by pupils was extensive and was endorsed by parents, principals, and community organizations. The Toronto Board of Education subsequently adopted guidelines to ensure pupil safety in fund-raising outside school and to enhance the benefits of fund-raising, e.g., sharing,…

A survey of administrators and teachers in 20 British Columbia school districts that had experienced substantial reductions in public funding examined efforts to raise additional funds from private sources. Activities included casinos (bingo), requests for donations, sales of goods to the community, grant writing, and entrepreneurial efforts.…