First of a series; provides an examination of public education's current financial plight and offers seven immediate reforms. (Author)

The California Supreme Court's decision overturning the State's school property tax may revolutionize school financing. (Author)

Third in a series of three articles on state tax support of higher education. Discusses 22 states with medium level gains of state tax support for higher education from 1960-70 (First article deals with 14 states with slowest gains; the second with 14 states with the most rapid gains). (Editor)

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in "San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez," handed down 10 years ago, concerning financial equity in the Texas school finance program. Summarizes Justice Powell's majority opinion and Justice Marshall's dissent and introduces the two following articles assessing the decision's…

A survey of 243 school districts across the U.S. revealed that state governments were the primary source of funding for special education programs and that the costs of special education are at least 1 1/2 times as high as those for regular programs. (Author/WD)

To revitalize West Virginia's library program and better serve its rural population, Instant Carousel Libraries were constructed throughout the state. An active public relations campaign was conducted to raise money and citizens' consciousness. Traditional services were expanded and new services added. (JOW)

Explains New Jersey law on the question of local school districts purchasing textbooks for loan to private and parochial schools. The objections of the New Jersey Education Association to these practices are noted. (SJL)

State education policymakers, polled about potential school finance problems for the 1980s, ranked changes in state general aid formulas and changes in the tax structure for education at the top of seven subject areas. (Author/MLF)

The New Jersey Education Association charges that serious reporting errors in the state's minimum basic skills (MBS) testing program are causing some children to be falsely labelled as failures and are leading to misallocation of State Compensatory Education Aid, which is based on a formula using MBS scores. (SJL)