Annual reports from 45 states, the District of Columbia, and three Canadian provinces are presented. They focus on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. Each state commission on higher education reviews such topics as pertinent legislative actions, priorities, enrollment,…

This pamphlet is intended as a supplement to the booklet, "Recommendations for Legislative Consideration on Public Education," which was also published by the Texas Education Agency in November 1974. The pamphlet presents three additional recommendations for legislative attention. First, it recommends that any district that sends…

This pamphlet is intended as a supplement to the booklet, "Recommendations for Legislative Consideration on Public Education in Texas," which was also published by the Texas Education Agency in November 1974. This pamphlet discusses a proposed state school finance plan developed by the State Board of Education and presents 12 specific…

This report discusses a variety of legal, fiscal, historical, and theoretical issues related to alternative school finance mechanisms, with emphasis on their possible application in Alabama. The authors do not attempt to suggest specific approaches to school finance reform, but rather to provide information for use in public decision-making. In…

State-sponsored programs that seek to attract college students to teaching by paying off a portion of their student loans for each year they teach are reviewed and discussed. (MSE)

The processes used by the University of Washington to meet severe budget reductions mandated by the state are described. A planning philosophy of smaller size and higher quality was adopted, and program elimination occurred consensually, with faculty and student participation. (Author/MLW)

Describes the Louisiana Consent Decree, a federally imposed program to correct racial segregation and gross resource distribution inequities in the state's system of higher education institutions. Focuses on the following: (1) governance; (2) faculty development; (3) cooperative programs; (4) enhancement of Black institutions; and (5) monitoring…

Forces threatening the fundamental principles and practices of student financial aid are examined, and some advice to the profession is offered. A large dedicated profession has emerged that is skilled at bringing together students, colleges, and resources. (MLW)

Explores both the allocation of resources to documents departments in academic libraries and the wide variation in local levels of support. Ways in which documents librarians may change levels of support through sources within and beyond their libraries are suggested. (CLB)

Federal aid has had many overlapping purposes and effects, from labor objectives to bolstering institutional enrollments, but the larger mission has been to help people realize their educational aspirations regardless of individual economic or social origins. The history and future of the democratization of college opportunities are discussed.…

Wisconsin's guaranteed tax base equalization formula has no direct adjustment for the additional costs of educating poverty level pupils. This paper establishes the need for an adjustment and examines three measures (based on varying poverty definitions) to determine which provides the most equitable funding formula for educating poor children. (9…

The decline in availability of financial aid for doctoral students, institution-based alternatives being developed to respond to the students' needs, and the problems of obtaining state aid funds for graduate study are discussed. (MSE)

Examples of financial aid packages and family finanicial support strategies for low- and middle-income families are provided to illustrate the variety of approaches to financing higher education. The discussion is based on two recent American Council on Education reports. (MSE)

Data concerning state-local systems of financing public education in Illinois reveal inequities across districts of different types as well as between districts of the same type. The procedure should be of value in appraising school finance inequities in states with diverse patterns of school district organization. (MLF)

An analysis of the relationship between district wealth and tax effort concludes that, while state aid is generally equalizing, the school funding structure is a dual system in which state aid is almost randomly spent in outlier districts. It is inferred that outliers translate guaranteed state aid into lower local taxes. (MJL)