In 2000, the California State Legislature passed the Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act, which authorized funding for county juvenile-justice programs and designated the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) (formerly named the Board of Corrections) the administrator of funding. A 2001 California Senate bill extended the funding and changed the…

In 2011, the chief executives of the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges & Universities systems will leave their positions, along with the governor of the state. The state will continue to face fiscal challenges, and the campuses will have to figure out how to do more with less. As "Tribune" columnist Lori Sturdevant…

The CATO Institute's Policy Analysis "They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools" contends that the figures most commonly associated with spending on K-12 public education do not include all relevant expenditures. It also cites survey evidence suggesting that voters underestimate the cost of education and, when presented with a higher…

Government student loan schemes typically have implicit interest rate subsidies which, while these are a cost to taxpayers, they have the benefit of diminishing repayment burdens for graduates. Our goal is to illustrate the extent of both interest rate subsidies and repayment burdens with respect to Thailand's Student Loans Fund (SLF), using…

Many professors and administrators express a common complaint about how universities work--that employees and units are often charged fees for work or services they receive from other campus units. This practice, often called "chargebacks," is much misunderstood because it seems counterintuitive: If you are employed by the university, why should…

The advantages of video conferencing in educational institutions are well documented. Scholarly literature has indicated that videoconferencing technology reduces time and costs between remote locations, fill gaps in teaching services, increases training productivity, enables meetings that would not be possible due to prohibitive travel costs, and…

Financial accounting methods fall short of fully accounting for the relative sustainability of college and university operations. Management of social, environmental, and economic performance will be aided by changes to and new developments in financial accounting practices to complement other indicators of sustainability.

One of the major concerns in higher education is the need for more accountability on the part of institutions so that members of the public know what they are getting for their tax or tuition dollars. There has been increased call for institutions of higher education to improve their efficiency if they are to remain affordable. In this article,…

In several elementary schools across the country, school board officials grade electric heating systems highest for economy, cleanliness, ease of maintenance, and all-around convenience. (Author)

Some practical advice from the British perspective on buying cameras for the school. (HB)

This manual is intended to introduce attorneys to the concept of home equity conversion (HEC) so that they can knowledgeably advise elderly homeowners who may be considering this type of transaction. It is directed to attorneys representing the elderly rather than to attorneys representing lenders or investors in home equity conversion…

Problems that arise in applying cost effectiveness evaluations to instructional technologies are outlined in this paper, to explain that schools can draw on no available knowledge to determine whether the new instructional strategies will be more effective than traditional instructional approaches, once costs have been taken into account. The…

An annotated bibliography of books for children is presented. Paperbacks and hardbacks are included. (CK)

It is important to be cost effective and to maintain quality control in choosing instructional media. Formats discussed are 16mm film, videocassettes, 35mm slides, filmstrips, color microfiche, color paper copies, and 8mm film. (Author/STS)