This study examines a number of questions surrounding the distribution of Title I aid and state compensatory education aid. The extent to which the two types of aid are complementary and their effect on the equalizing thrust of the state general aid are also examined. There are four major states that are studied: Florida, New Jersey, New York, and…

The Florida Community College Inter-Institutional Research Council (IRC) has developed a computerized budget simulation model which can help administrators determine the general fiscal impact of alternate approaches to resource utilization. This model uses three basic systems and one generalized subroutine, based on the budget requirements of the…

The Illinois Board of Higher Education attempts to provide a statistical picture of the space that has been constructed for Illinois public higher education and the utilization of that space. And it attempts to identify and explain current issues facing Illinois public higher education related to capital improvements. Recommended guidelines for…

This bibliography is intended to inform administrators of the availability and wide scope of programming-planning-budgeting systems (PPBS) and their applications. The basic objectives of PPBS are: (1) to define jurisdictional objectives clearly and to relate them to defined needs and goals; (2) to stimulate the indepth analysis of all existing and…

Institutional research is an adaptive tool. It aids decisionmakers in assessing an institution's efficiency, and in determining the appropriateness of the institution's goals in relation to social needs. However, given the limited resources available for planning, choices must at times be made as to whether to concentrate analytical studies on…

Resource allocations, in terms of funds, people, facilities, and the delegation of appropriate authority to formulate appropriate policy, for research and development and implementation of computer-assisted instruction are discussed in this paper. A description and justification of CAI as a technology is included. The need for incorporating a…

In order to communicate a feeling for the costs of the new instructional technology tools, the author presents an estimated annual cost table for three major instructional technologies--instructional television, computer access, and computer assisted instruction (CAI). He builds a model school district of 100,000 elementary and secondary students…

Projecting future school enrollments seems to be a relatively simple mathematical procedure using current population figures, birth rates, migration rates, and grade progression ratios. Resource allocations and education facilities planning are based on these projections. In most American cities, the political power of various interest groups…

Continuing education programs are criticized for their lack of creative program planning, inadequate staffing, insufficient funding, and weak professional organizations. It is suggested that graduate programs in continuing education need to appeal to and develop professionals who are applied social scientists, have a working knowledge of…

In 1968, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) initiated a 5-year management information systems project to encourage systematic data collection and utilization for the effective allocation of resources at institutions of higher education. This report describes Phase II of the project, a developmental phase scheduled for…

U.S. Office of Education grants for 1972 in the field of environmental education are described briefly in this pamphlet. Grants were awarded in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Micronesia to promote a better understanding of the environment, the Nation's environmental problems, and the options for enhancing the…

This annual report indicates state tax appropriations for the operating expenses of member institutions of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. Emphasis is placed on any sums appropriated that clearly originated from sources other than state taxes; such as student fees or other institutional receipts; sums…

This report reviews resource reallocation in five research universities. Resource reallocation as a careful program-by-program analysis of expenditures, emphasizing possible cost reductions, cost increases which might be postponed or even eliminated, and essential service costs which had to be maintained. University response to resource…

In response to increasing pressures for improvement in the management of resources, many institutions of higher education have investigated the application of planning- programming- budgeting- systems (PPBS) some have adopted it to meet the demands imposed by jurisdictional agencies, and a few have introduced it frequently in modified form into…

Summarized in this pamphlet are the U.S. Office of Education grants for 1973 in the field of environmental education. Fifty-four projects designed to enhance environmental literacy and promote understanding of contemporary ecological problems were awarded $1,180,125 in federal grants, ranging from $1,010 to $64,000. Funded under the Environmental…