The 20 Regional Education Service Centers in Texas were established in 1967 at the request of the State Board of Education. Governance is vested in locally elected boards of directors in the participating school districts, and each center is managed by an executive director. Operated by state appropriations, special projects and programs, and…

Residential areas with low property tax rates are more desirable than those with high tax rates, and school districts that have a high rate of expenditure per pupil are more attractive to parents than those with low rates of expenditure. For these reasons, the financial characteristics of a school district influence the value of housing in the…

The guidelines provided in this document assist local education agencies in managing the preschool programs authorized and funded by the State of California. Preschool philosophy and goals, administration at the State level, eligibility requirements for program participation, administration at the local agency level, preschool program standards,…

The purpose of this study was to determine the cost relationships among the educational programs in Tennessee prior to the implementation of Tennessee's weighted pupil formula (1976-77) and to examine expenditure patterns for the first year of the actual operation of the formula (1977-78). All mandated programs were examined as well as additional…

The first sections of this Master Plan outline the history of the Illinois Public Community College System and its mission and scope. The next section deals with enrollment projections in terms of the changes in the state's population, and implications for enrollments; the decreasing college-going rate of high school graduates; increased…

THIS PROGRESS REPORT ON CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION COVERS MATERIAL ON ITS SCOPE AND PURPOSE, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, AID TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND OTHER MATTERS PERTINENT TO THE PENDING DECISION ON A TUITION FEE. IN OBJECTING TO THE FEE, THE COMMITTEE FEELS THAT (1) SUCH AN ADDED COST, BEYOND FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND,…

THIS ARTICLE SURVEYS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PRESENT STATUS OF SCHOOL INTEGRATION. CONGRESSIONAL AMENDMENTS TO, AND CHANGES IN, TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT ARE DISCUSSED. SOME STATEMENTS BY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND BY THE PRESIDENT OF A NATIONAL PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION ARE INCLUDED. THERE ARE…

THE SCHOOLS ARE ACCUSED OF HAVING FAILED IN EDUCATING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CHILD. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS UNDERLYING THIS FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN ANGLO AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW WHICH DISCOURAGES DIVERSE CULTURES IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS SAME POINT OF VIEW REFLECTS THE NOTION THAT THE AMERICAN CULTURE IS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.…

Constitutional issues of two kinds dominated school finance litigation during 1976. First, the extent to which public funds may be spent for private school students without violating the First Amendment or similar state constitutional provisions remained a difficult problem. In Wolman v. Essex, a federal district court found no violation of the…

No matter what the basis of allocation of federal aid funds, a primary goal of most proponents of federal grants to local school districts is an increase in district expenditures. A study of 706 school districts in California, accounting for 95 percent of the state's elementary and secondary students, shows that about 70 to 80 cents of every…

The requirements of urban sprawl, a highly industrialized and technical economy, and an unpredictable job market apply great pressure to the educational community for diversity of offerings, quality, and accountability. However, despite the extraordinary demands for programs and services, the economic forecast for higher education is pessimistic.…

An introductory overview of community college finance provides an outline of current funding patterns, sources of income, resource development efforts, current financial problems, and proposed solutions. The annotated bibliography that follows contains 27 references drawn from both published and unpublished sources including the journal…

In 1971 the author conducted a study of the provincial government policies affecting the provision of grants to school divisions to assist in meeting the operating costs of education. The study was jointly sponsored by the provincial department of education and the Manitoba Association of School Trustees (MAST). During the subsequent five years,…

This paper attempts to analyze current research on kindergartens, to assess kindergartens' contribution to public school education, and to provide Mississippi legislators and educators with a basis for making decisions concerning a state supported kindergarten program. A chart summarizing legislation relating to kindergarten in the 50 states…

Lifelong learning in the United States and recurrent education in Europe are new models of education that permit those beyond post compulsory education to have access to higher education throughout their lifetimes. The rationale behind these models is based on the idea of a "learning society" that accommodates changing social and…