Except under specific conditions, adjusting state school finance plans to compensate for differences in the salaries paid to teachers has the potential for creating even greater inequities rather than for reducing existing inequities. (Author/IRT)

Offers recommendations to improve the present inequitable method of financing urban education. Recommendations include full state funding, increased federal aid, increased accountability, and increased emphasis on program improvement. (IRT)

The author points out weaknesses in the services provided by the state of Wisconsin for young children with exceptional educational needs. Among the areas considered are reimbursement for early intervention, teacher certification, and pre- and inservice teacher training. (SBH)

Advocates development of libraries through statewide approach, using as an example the West Virginia library system where a conference on libraries was sponsored to increase citizen awareness and involvement. Workshops, outreach programs, open access, and library sharing are tools mentioned to make the library more useful to the individual. (SW)

Results of this national survey of tuition waiver plans for senior citizens in postsecondary institutions reveal that 43 states have some tuition provision although details vary among the several states. Most states have a reduced or waived tuition option on a space-available basis. (Author/BEF)

Describes how, with budgets tightening, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University at College Station are among the elite public institutions wondering if they should trade state money for greater autonomy. (EV)

Examined California's spending patterns in higher education and corrections during the Wilson administration. Found that the prison population increased significantly, especially among people of color, while fees paid by California college students experienced their highest growth in 32 years. (EV)

Details various methods of paying for school construction in California, and discusses problems with "quick fixes" such as stock school plans, relocatable buildings, and shifting of professional services to developers rather than architects. (EV)

Reviews history and content of recent U.S. child care and family legislation comparing it to that of four European nations on five policy objectives: increasing supply, supporting maternal employment, easing burdens of child rearing, permitting parental choice, and raising quality of programs. Recent legislation brings United States slightly…

Financing school capital projects in New York State is a responsibility involving both local school districts and the state government. State building aid is provided through an aid ratio and approved expenditure formula. This formula has an equalizing effect among districts by explicitly providing an aid amount inversely proportional to property…

The nation's schools are facing multiple problems regarding facilities and capital outlay needs for new buildings, additions, and renovations to support technology and instructional infrastructures. Options include use of current revenues, sinking funds, full-state funding, equalization grants, and state aid or loan programs. Financing of facility…

A recent study's empirical tests suggest possible disparities (about 17 percent) in current funding of historically black colleges and universities. Overall redistribution of state funding would be necessary to move these colleges and predominantly white colleges and universities toward funding equity. (Contains 15 footnotes.) (MLH)

Discusses how the Grand Meadow (Minnesota) school district got more than twice the grant money asked for from the state's legislature as well as voter approval for five new $8 million monolithic domes for their K-12 facility. Three additional school district successes in developing monolithic domes for their schools are examined. (GR)

Discusses the technology shopping spree that Arizona educators are conducting thanks to a $50 million budgeting allowance from the state's legislature to reduce the student-to-computer ratios. What the money was being spent on, and some of the problems created from a large influx of technology in some schools are highlighted. (GR)

Describes local, state, and federal school infrastructure funding options. Local funding options include bond issues, special local-option sales taxes, and voter-approved mills and sinking funds. Describes use of federal Qualified Zone Academy Bonds. (PKP)