In 1995-96, a leveling of state spending on student financial aid ended a five-year period of rapid growth. Most of the aid is in the form of need-based grants to undergraduates. Four states slashed need-based aid expenditures by over 10%, and 10 increased it by over 10%. Reductions are attributed to competition for funds. (MSE)

With state budgets in disarray, school districts are taking a hard look at cuts and possible reforms. At the state level the issue is the complex ways states fund public schools. Finding a better way to link dollars to academic performance includes simplifying school finance and equalizing funds to provide adequate education. (MLF)

Rural Australian health services have great difficulty completing complex competitive submissions for health funding. A collaborative, capacity building approach between a local university and six rural communities in Victoria proved effective in enabling the communities to research their own needs; consult with stakeholders; and develop a…

The study found that quality of life of 46 mentally retarded individuals was impacted by the funding source used to support their community-based residential programs. Clients in programs using Medicaid funds were less active and involved in life than were clients living in programs funded by non-Medicaid state sources. (Author/JDD)

The legislative outlook for higher education is summarized state by state. Appropriations requests show the amount sought by state-wide coordinating boards or by individual college and university systems, not by governors. All appropriations requests are for operating expenses of the 1989-1990 fiscal and academic years. (MLW)

Explores how to analyze various political processes which affect resource allocation to libraries. The marketing of library "products" is discussed, and practical strategies for assisting the individual librarian in political processes are offered. (AEF)

Describes the work of K-12 music education faculty in a California school district. Maintains that close teamwork and cooperation has enabled the department to maintain a quality program during times of financial stress. Describes the staffing model that undergirds this approach. (CFR)

Using data from the Canadian National Election Study, the paper examines whether religious schooling will lead to increased prejudice and intolerance, noting relationships with public funding. In general, Christians and Jews with religious schooling had similar or better scores on tolerance of Jews and non-whites than did public school students.…

The potential for reconciling state formula funding of higher education with institutional planning needs is discussed. It is proposed that states invent a financing mechanism that funds a fair share of the strategic aims of each public college and university, yet allows the state to invest in a few priorities. New Jersey's experiment with such an…

Relationships among state identification rates for serious emotional disturbances and economic and demographic variables were explored. Variation in per pupil revenue explained about one-fourth of the variance in identification rates. States differed significantly based on region, elementary and secondary expenditure, per pupil revenue, and per…

The experience of the University of Maryland system in dealing with statewide cuts in higher education financing is chronicled from 1988, focusing on political influences in the decision-making process, methods used to determine which programs would be cut, and responses to the decisions made. A comparison of four theater programs is offered as an…

Expenditures (in dollars) for scientific and engineering research and development (R&D) by doctorate-granting universities are listed for each state. Percentages of those expenditures from federal, state, industry, institutional, and other funds are also given; and one-year increases in total R&D spending are noted for each state. (MSE)

This story of the University of Massachusetts at Boston during the 1988-91 downturn in the state's economy looks at the preceding growth period, state and higher education response to economic conditions, the university's leadership situation at the time of first cuts, the strategic planning approach adopted, and lessons learned during the…

State student financial aid increased 12.6% in one year. Few states will decrease aid in 1993-94, the average grant will increase 6.6%, and several states have begun new programs. Data on undergraduate and graduate student aid, need-based and non-need-based, with percent changes since 1992-93, are presented for each state. (MSE)

The first two recommendations outline the rationale and specific elements underlying, respectively, a curriculum assessment guide and a learning resource guide fundamental to environmental education. The remaining two recommendations concern government funding for both inservice and curriculum development. (JJK)