The research reported in this paper quantifies the impact of federal aid in the financing of local public schools. The specific question addressed is: What is the dollar-for-dollar response of state aid disbursements to the flow of federal aid dollars? The first section of the paper briefly considers the incentive created by existing federal aid…

This paper is a case study of public interest law (PIL) activity in the litigation of traditional school finance mechanisms. It is part of a much larger effort to evaluate the social and economic consequences of PIL activity and to learn whether this recent institutional innovation is a useful supplement to government in correcting…

This document summarizes the results of two surveys about the current administrative uses of computers in higher education. Included in the document is: (1) a brief history of the development of computer operational and management information systems in higher education; (2) information on how computers are currently being used to support…

The methodology which will be employed by RMC Research to determine the costs associated with the implementat-on of 20 different Follow Through models is described. This methodology, a resource costing procedure, differs substantially from those costing methodologies which utilize budget reports as the primary data source. Resource costing…

The problem of allocating funds for teacher salary increases was analyzed using a computer simulation model of the decision process. Data from six suburban school systems were gathered for the study, which attempted to predict salary increases. Numerous tables and charts illustrate study procedures and findings. (LLR)

Public sector economic analysis differs from private sector analysis in that the former assumes continuous functions and very small departures from existing conditions while the latter is generally concerned with large discrete either-or decisions. This paper (1) defines an analytic measure that relates effectiveness and cost so that the…

The limitations of economic analysis are evident when one considers the complexity of our society's needs and problems. Seven propositions which may be useful in planning and in financing higher education are: education is a form of human capital; the 3 major functions of higher education are discovering talent, instruction and research; there are…

From the hundreds of specific suggestions and recommendations made by the Carnegie Commission during its existence, the final report selects seven dominant themes to provide a framework for its recapitulation. They are: setting priorities, clarifying purposes, preserving and enhancing quality and diversity, advancing social justice, enhancing…

The study has produced a description of the Library System that can be stated in quantitative statements with an assurance of accuracy not possible previously. The data provide a means of reformulating value statements into factual statements directly or provide a base line from which to determine what additional data are needed to make factual…

Drawing on examples from England and Russia, the author discusses three issues involving politics and education: 1) what proportion of society's resources are to be allocated to education, 2) how and by whom shall this allocation be determined, and 3) should control be centralized or decentralized once resources are allocated. (Author/RM)

The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of zero base budgeting and its implications for application to educational institutions. (Author)

Examines charges that unjustifiable imbalances in the allocation of resources to curriculum areas are widespread in British secondary schools. Suggests that there is little reliable evidence to substantiate these criticisms, and that the present controversy is based upon subjective impressions and unsound data which may be a consequence of special…

Steps an Illinois school district used in adopting zero base budgeting. (Author/MLF)

Large state universities face two basic challenges--to be more effective in using resources and in setting priorities and to communicate what they can and cannot do while explaining what they need if they are to meet the multiple obligations that are thrust upon them. (Author/IRT)

The special education model (which requires due process, services appropriate to a child's differences, review and reevaluation, and monitoring of educational services) is equally appropriate to gifted children. State and local funding patterns indicate better funding when gifted programs are administered by special education. (DB)