Using an econometric model of four simultaneous equations for State cross-sectional data and of two equations for city cross-sections, the following determinants were estimated: (1) current spending on education, (2) the ratio of vocational to current educational expenditures, (3) the over-all enrollment rate in public schools, and (4) the…

This report for 1969 highlights the changes and achievements made possible by the 1963 Act's new emphases and dimensions, and summarizes the issues that generated passage of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. It also includes a brief discussion of manpower trends and their implications for vocational-technical education. Based on…

The Bordertown Dormitory Program, providing Navajo students with experience in attending schools in off-reservation communities with non-Indian children, was evaluated in terms of the success of students; adequacy of dormitory and school facilities and programs; attitudes of students, parents, school personnel, and townspeople toward the program;…

A network of quality schools has been suggested as a means of achieving excellence in Illinois public schools. Such a program to be effective, must be specific while at the same time addressing the broad and complex needs for education. Also, the proposed network must be built upon the mistakes of the past and must stimulate renewal at the local…

THROUGH A REVIEW OF LITERATURE, STUDIES OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND VISITS TO JUNIOR COLLEGES IN WASHINGTON AND CALIFORNIA, GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED FOR DATA PROCESSING PROGRAMS IN THE LOS ANGELES JUNIOR COLLEGES. ACCORDING TO ONE STUDY, IN BUSINESS APPLICATIONS, 70 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES HAD A.A. DEGREES OR LESS. IN SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS,…

A BROAD STUDY WAS CONDUCTED OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES AND COSTS OF THE NEWER MEDIA PREPARED FOR COURSE INSTRUCTION AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. DETAILS OF THE STUDY WERE PRESENTED IN TWO SEMINAR PAPERS THAT WERE PRESENTED AS DISSEMINATION REPORTS IN 1965 AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO,…

This report describes the program for financing public schools in Florida. The first section supplies general information for those having a casual interest in state funding of schools while the second section and appendixes provide more detailed descriptions for the school administrator or the student of school finance. The report should also be…

The first portion of this report deals with the sources and amounts of operating income for the Ohio schools during the past five years. The second part examines the past three Ohio General Assemblies' (109th through 111th) educational mandates by basic areas. The legislation cited has varying levels of cost impact from the very major to the…

A review of the elementary ideas that are fundamental to most higher education resource models and necessary for understanding model-supported cost analyses. Analytic constructs providing information for policy decisions include the elementary model, the fundamental cost model, and the instructional cost index. (JT)

Ways in which the Health Education Consortium has determined and is meeting the continuing education and inservice education needs of hospital personnel in Northwest Mississippi are described. (MS)

Explores the impact of mandatory continuing education for nurses on public supported colleges and universities. Focus is on the role of the university in continuing education. Describes four concerns of the author relative to the university and mandatory continuing education, and their potential impact. (EM)

Described is the Trial Advocacy Program of the College of Law of the University of Illinois, which is designed to train competent trial lawyers by providing each student an opportunity to learn by doing, observing, and studying. The program can accommodate 120 law students with just two paid instructors. (JMD)

A new wave of youngsters--those with disabilities of all kinds--is heading for America's public schools. But the assimilation process will take time and lots of money. (Editor)

Approximately 170 references on cost analysis and construction are cited, divided into four topic areas: costs analysis in health professions education; planning in health professions education; cost analysis in higher education; and planning in higher education. (LBH)

The retreat from social and racial progress is examined as an outgrowth of Vietnam, the changing temper of intellectuals, and the slowing of economic growth. Some effects of the country's mood on education are discussed, including tuition increases, faculty salaries, and accountability. (LBH)