A trend away from state support of university research with commercial potential is noted, because of state budget restraints, changes in political leadership, and the belief that support of university research is not an efficient way to help businesses and create jobs. Cuts in specific programs in Virginia, Illinois, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska…

Assesses distributive effects of state subsidies to undergraduate education in Illinois public universities and community colleges during 1989. The existing system of public subsidy to undergraduate education favors lower- and middle-income groups earning less than $40,000 yearly. Middle-income groups are major beneficiaries of community colleges.…

Provides a further examination of nonresidential expanded tax base (ETB) approaches to school finance. Disagrees with Townsend's optimism that more equitable distribution formulas can be found in existing state aid systems, and with Townsend's concern that the specification of distribution formulas will be subject to political manipulation.…

South Carolina has instituted a system of accountability linked to funding for its public colleges; it includes six measures of faculty, six measures of graduate preparedness to succeed, and five measures of instructional quality. The practice has transformed the way the institution operates, but some educators question the fairness and…

Examines how states are handling aged, overcrowded, and obsolete school facilities. Includes interviews with the directors of facility programs in Arizona, Ohio, and West Virginia to see what works and what doesn't work in state-run programs that seek to strike a balance between state money and local control. (GR)

Using data for 428 individual campuses in 50 states, this article shows that state government funding and tuition and fees at state universities depend on both political and economic factors. State aid varies according to interest group size and universities' ability to confront state government. (Contains 36 references.) (MLH)

Describes how Rampano College preserved and redesigned its student affairs programs and services while being forced to manage statewide cutbacks in overall funding. Discusses how the Division of Student Affairs agreed upon concrete principles on how to best use resources and services, thereby meeting the challenges of the fiscal crisis while also…

Discusses the Arizona statewide mandate to spend $500 million to repair or replace roofs in its public school system. Data from the state's evaluation process are provided, including how the state will fund the project. (GR)

Examines conflict in Texas over whether to increase appropriations for the state's two premier research universities, the University of Texas (Austin) and Texas A&M University, to match comparable institutions in other states, or whether to increase funding to raise the stature of Texas Tech University and the University of Houston. Compares…

Indiana's school funding formula was developed in response to a lawsuit challenging the state's educational system's constitutionality. A reward-for-effort formula sets each school corporation's per-pupil noncategorical revenue, general fund property tax rate, and percentage of state aid. Funding for alternative education is planned for 1997. (MLH)

Explores the following aspects of state prekindergarten initiatives: (1) states take varied approaches to prekindergarten initiatives; (2) state policy decisions impact availability of programs; (3) many factors influence program quality; (4) barriers make programs inaccessible to some families; (5) collaboration efforts promote coordination at…

Families with severely disabled children were studied to identify transport-related costs which are not fully covered by current statutory provisions, and to identify the characteristics of children who most often incur these costs. Inadequacy of statutory financial assistance was confirmed by analysis of grants from the Family Fund Trust.…

Compares state funding for school infrastructure needs between 1993-94 and 1998-99. Found 164 percent increase in state infrastructure funding. Examines state funding mechanisms such as flat grants, equalized grants, categorical grants, and full-state funding. Fourteen states provide no state infrastructure funding; most rely instead on…

Explores how students are feeling the effects of tuition hikes as legislative money-cutting sprees send the nation's public colleges and universities jockeying for funding. Includes several tables on state appropriations to higher education. (EV)

Explores how the economic downturn and consequent state budget cuts have driven public colleges to increase tuition by 7.7 percent, the largest rise since 1993. Includes several tables on tuition at U.S. schools. (EV)