The Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California commissioned the present study to be undertaken to answer many questions concerning independent higher education in the state. Among the questions included in the study description are: (1) What is the present contribution of independent institutions to California higher…

This document presents data on state tax appropriations to higher education for the approximately 500 colleges and universities belonging to the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges for academic year 1972-73. Reducible to exact figures are such matters as the growth-rates of population in each state over recent years,…

Cooperation between the public and the independent colleges and universities in the State of Indiana has become a tradition since 1945 when the Indiana Conference on Higher Education was formed. Now the independent institutions in the State, like independent institutions throughout the U.S., are facing a critical financial and enrollment…

The private higher education sector in recent years has been facing a financial problem that has caused the institutions to raise tuition costs considerably, and often to price themselves out of the market. Part of the reason for this is the expansion of public colleges and universities that can afford to offer an education at a lower price.…

This document presents the 1970-71 data on the current operating income and expenditures of the state controlled colleges and universities in the state of Virginia. The report presents two basic approaches to analyzing the financial data. One provides the percentage relationship of each function to total educational and general income or…

A PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF FLORIDA EDUCATION BY AWARDING INCENTIVE GRANTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS DESCRIBED. THE PRESENT FOUNDATION PROGRAM FOR STATE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN FOUND TO PROVIDE ONLY MINIMUM QUALITY EDUCATION, PARTLY CAUSED BY THE LACK OF LOCAL TAX EFFORT IN SUPPORTING THE FOUNDATION PROGRAM. IN THE FUTURE, THE…

After reviewing attempts to create national school finance equity assessments, the authors propose a model of equity assessment that can be used as a national standard in judging the relative equity of state school finance models. (Author/IRT)

The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of "municipal overburden", the way it has been operationalized by some states, and its relationship to school district fiscal capacity. (Author)

Expert advice to help you cut through the red tape of funding. (Editor)

While colleges and universities have often become just another special-interest group using contemporary techniques and encountering common problems in dealing with state legislators, the central interest remains the allocation of adequate resources for the institutions. (MSE)

State appropriations requests for higher education show the amount sought by statewide coordinating boards or by individual systems, not by the governors. All appropriations requests are for operating expenses for the 1987-88 fiscal year. (Author/MLW)

This article explores the growth of public sector tourism development. It reports the findings of a 1984 survey of state and territorial tourism offices regarding their budgets, personnel needs, intergovernmental relations, and political support functions. The impact of public sector tourism management on public administration careers and…

The article examines the development of new eligibility criteria for handicapped students, their relationship to federal regulations, and their tie to California's special education funding cap of 10% of student enrollment. Technical aspects of the criteria are examined, including two case studies, and recent litigation regarding the new standards…

The Grapevine project, which began in 1960 by M. M. Chambers, entails an annual survey of state higher education and government officials. The intent is to record annual state tax appropriations for the operating expenses of higher education, noting percent changes from year to year. The Grapevine data are indicators of state tax effort in support…