Herein is a companion study to the report on "State Policies in Public-School Finance," published as Bulletin No. 6, 1922, which was written with a view to summarizing the most significant conclusions resulting from a series of comprehensive investigations of public-school finance made by Doctor Swift and others in 11 different States. In the…

A wide variety of pharmacy programs was offered in 1980 throughout the country by a wide variety of providers: pharmacy schools; local, state, and national professional associations; manufacturers; hospitals; private entrepreneurs; consortia; and publishers. Reasonable tuition, varied topics, and varied formats and methodology were available. (MSE)

Reviews cases involving school districts' obligation to pay tuition or reimburse parents for placing children in private special education programs. Discusses state constitutions and statutes, tuition payment ceilings, limiting of options for services, unilateral placements by parents, and placements made before administrative or judicial…

The most significant economic factors affecting public and private institutions during the next two decades are the economic characteristics, marketing differences, and cost behavior differences in the two sectors. An economic projection shows the private sector cannot survive the decline without sacrificing program quality to cut costs. (MSE)

Instructional cost data are analyzed to determine whether Washington state public higher education tuition levels based on educational costs represent significant cost differences between four-year and two-year institutions. The results indicate nonsignificant cost differences among institutional types. (Author/JMD)

Discusses the threats currently facing public schools including tuition tax credits and vouchers, block grants, cuts in federal spending, local and state measures to limit taxes, and bad publicity. Offers advice to school board members who must respond to these threats. (Author/WD)

The new Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme allows students to either pay a standard tuition charge on enrollment or defer payment until they are earning at least the current average taxable income. At that point, they incur a debt to the government for the amount deferred and repayment rate is based on income. Conceptual bases and…

A study investigated the influence of tuition charges and financial aid packaging to adult undergraduate students on within-year persistence. Results indicated that adult undergraduates are more likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds and more responsive to tuition rate than traditional college-age students, and that adults enrolled in public…

Results of an annual college tuition survey and a study of trends in financial aid reveal continuing difficulties in keeping costs in line with inflation, the financial aid pool, and state support. A table displays tuition and required fees at over 3,000 institutions in both 1995-96 and 1996-97, including added tuition for out-of-state students in…

Uses Montessori's writings on higher education as basis for recommendations to reform secondary and higher education. Advocates stimulus lectures followed by an assimilative work period to teach diverse university students. Recommends tuition be increasingly assumed by students each year of their secondary or higher education. Advocates…

During early 1990s, increases in private colleges' prices outpaced increases in inflation, input prices, and income growth, but after accounting for rapidly increasing college-funded student aid, positive differentials decreased relative to the 1980s. Substantial dispersion among private colleges in actual net prices received from full-time…

Tuition and financial aid affect higher education access and institutional budgeting practices. California's public system has the lowest fees for community college, midrange for the California State University, and highest for the University of California. Although Federal Pell and State Cal Grants soften the tuition burden, the system relies…

Student loans remain the most popular student-assistance program, because loans let lawmakers stretch federal dollars. Students have lost ground in the battle to keep up with rising tuition, etc. As an example students at the University of Illinois (Chicago) are borrowing three times as much as they did five years ago. (MLW)

Analyzes the gender differences in the financial support that parents give in the form of possessions and tuition assistance to a sample of Canadian college freshmen. Findings include gender-linked patterns in the nature of possessions, and in the types and amounts of parental support. (FMW)

A Massachusetts plan involving 67 colleges allows parents to invest in state bonds and redeem them later, at original value plus 2% above inflation rate, for a guaranteed percentage of tuition. Plan improves on strategies tested by other states. Supporters foresee more college applicants and less need for student aid. (MSE)