Educators must think clearly about how they want students' education to improve, what computers can do to help, how that assistance can be accomplished, and whether any of this is affordable. (Author/JM)

Choosing the number, types, and sizes of school buses requires analysis of the following factors: the number and distribution of students who need transportation; characteristics of the district such as topography, narrowness of streets, and rural or urban location; extracurricular activities and special education programs; and economics and…

An electrical load limiter system has reduced the electricity bills by 18 percent at a Pennsylvania junior high school. (MLF)

The cost effectiveness strategy described involves a function-identifying stage and a cost-analysis stage for audiovisual media. Cost structures of seven methods of delivering instructional television are compared and reasons are given for why cost effectiveness considerations are still rarely applied in educational decision making. Eight…

A program can be evaluated, and a cost-benefit ratio can be calculated to five decimal places, without ever directly examining outcomes. A useful vocabulary in economics and an understanding of the concepts involved is provided evaluators by an economist. (Author/RL)

Gerald Scott's favorable evaluation of the foamed polyurethane roofing system is based on experiences with 55 buildings at Texas A & M. Michael Kinzer, an architect at Colorado State University, disagrees and claims that the system is difficult to install and maintain, and the cost prohibitive. (MLF)

Two Iowa universities closed for two weeks during the Christmas 1980 holidays to comply with state-ordered budget cuts. Despite lowering building temperatures to 50 degrees and asking employees to take vacation days or unpaid leaves, neither university saved as much money as had been anticipated. (Author/MLF)

Administrators responsible for purchasing school insurance should work with insurance companies to insure competitive prices and responsive services. Guidelines are provided. (Author/MLF)

Michigan State University has now documented the energy savings that have accrued since 1975 when a central control system was first installed. (Author)

By contracting some of the tasks, hiring part-time employees and a specialist to oversee a preventive maintenance program, and making other cost-saving decisions, it is possible to save a large amount of the school district's funds. (Author/MLF)

The Middlesex County Board of Education in Hyde Park (Ontario) has developed an automated tendering/purchasing system for ordering standard items that has reduced by 80 percent the time required for tendering, evaluating, awarding, and ordering items. (Author/MLF)

The Portsmouth (Virginia) school district, through its computerized energy management system, has saved money in energy use and also reduced manpower and maintenance expenses. (MLF)

Computer-based education provides adult educators with an interactive and self-paced medium which has pedagogical and cost advantages. Applications of such educational technology must be an integral part of the instruction process. (Author/SK)

Controlling copier costs begins with an equipment inventory and a survey of administrators' needs and suggestions. (Author/MLF)

Discusses a cost benefit study of vocational-technical adult education in several Wisconsin technical institutes during the 1976-77 school year. Concludes that the benefits far outweigh the costs for students and for society. (JOW)