This report is divided into four sections. Section 1 is a short discussion of the economic theory underlying the construction of the cost of education index and an example of how the index is calculated. Also presented are descriptions of the factors included in the statistical analysis to control for quality, quantity, and cost differences and…

PRINCIPALS IN 106 LARGE HIGH SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE HOW THEY WOULD USE AN ASSISTANT WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING OCCUPATIONALLY ORIENTED PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYMENT-BOUND YOUTH. DUTIES, RESPONSIBITIES, AND RELATIONSHIPS WHICH THE ASSISTANT MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO ASSUME OR DEVELOP WERE ALSO STUDIED. THE AREAS RANKED…

This paper considers those factors that have been at work shaping educational policy at the state level in New Jersey. For simplicity and to permit a degree of comparison among the states, five questions are addressed: (1) What have been the effects of court intervention, (2) Are "new" political coalitions being formed and how effective…

Discussed are critical issues in the financing of educational programs for handicapped persons. Criticial issues are traced to three conditions: the need for educational programs and services for the handicapped who are presently unserved or inappropriately served; legislative and constitutional guarantees of equal educational opportunities; and…

Chapter I is a descriptive statement of the current financial status and operations of Michigan libraries with an analysis of the implications various modes of financing have on levels and types of services. Chapter II summarizes findings from both the survey conducted by personal interviews with 45 of Michigan's public librarians, randomly…

Students are questioning the US system of higher education for many reasons: inadequate communication among all elements of the university, unresponsiveness to student demands, hypocrisy, lack of relevance to the world outside, and over-reaction to student protest. Efforts by administrators and faculty to meet some of the students' demands may…

This annual report provides listings of tax-fund appropriations of state legislatures for operating expenses of higher education in each state. The appropriations are for the fiscal year 1969-70, although some of the state listings also include appropriations for 1970-71. Within each state, appropriations are listed for each 4-year public…

This document comments on the major points of the June 1973 Carnegie Commission Report "Higher Education: Who Benefits? Who Pays". It is suggested that an outstanding characteristic of the report is that it is full of contradictions. Many of its observations, generalized recommendations, and stated goals, are such as would command a general…

This bibliography lists materials pertinent to state and federal tensions in higher education. Nineteen citations are presented alphabetically by title. ERIC numbers are provided at the end of the citation where appropriate. (MJM)

This speech reviews what Illinois has done in terms of public financial support for the private sector, what the Illinois Board of Higher Education recommends be done in the near future, and the issues that must be resolved. Illinois was one of the pioneer states in extending financial aid to private higher education institutions, beginning with…

This report offers an objective analysis of persistence, performance, and costs of the Extended Opportunity Services Program for minority and low-income students at Santa Barbara Community College during the fall 1970 semester. The program includes tutorial services, recruiting and special counseling, and direct student financial aid from state…

This report focuses on the essential need for statewide higher educational activities, regardless of the agency or agencies involved in this effort, and discusses in the introduction some of the issues that make it particularly urgent at the present time. The first section of the report makes recommendations intended as guidelines for drafting…

This report summarizes and analyzes two court decisions relating to State aid to nonpublic schools. In a Pennsylvania case, a Federal district court allowed public tax money to be used to supplement nonpublic school teachers' salaries. In the other case, that of Rhode Island, the Federal court ruled the State law to supplement private school…

This document presents a working example of the funding formula utilized by the Committee of Presidents of Universities of Ontario. The formula is used in this study to determine the value of the basic income unit for Ontario universities for academic year 1968-69 by projecting additional needs of the universities from the 1967-68 data. By…

PROVISIONS FOR PILOT CHILD CARE CENTERS FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND MENTALLY RETARDED MINORS WERE MADE BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE IN 1959. ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE PROVIDED IN 1961 AND 1965. BY NOVEMBER 1965, FOUR CENTERS WERE IN OPERATION AND FOUR MORE CENTERS WERE BEING ESTABLISHED. THESE EIGHT CENTERS SERVED 348 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.…