Big Four auditing firm Deloitte & Touche LLP USA may have found a way to address two of the top challenges for public accounting firms of the decade: finding and retaining qualified staff and recruiting new leadership. Deloitte is going to campuses across the United States in search of its next generation of talented accounting professionals…

The Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Program was established as a demonstration program in 1998 and authorized as a full program in 2002 as part of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). It is one approach to help low-performing K-12 public schools meet state performance standards. CSR emphasizes two major concepts: mandating that school reform…

This guide was designed to be of practical use for organizations and individuals in Wyoming communities to aid in developing and/or accessing life-long arts learning opportunities. The information suggests possibilities for arts program developers in other states. The guide is organized in four subdivided sections that include: (1) an introduction…

Discusses the relationship between school size and per-pupil educational costs and describes a number of possibilities for using state aid formulas to encourage school districts to operate schools of optimal size. Three possible approaches are discussed, including penalty factors, incentive payments, and a combination of penalties and incentives.…

The General Accounting Office conducted a comprehensive assessment of the degree to which the section 427 reforms of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 had been carried out, whether they were working, and whether they were still needed. A Senate Subcommittee and House Select Committee requested the assessment in response to…

A 3-year research and development grant was obtained in 1966 by Emory University from the U.S. Office of Education to increase the quality and quantity of educational research at the University. Funds were made available to individual faculty members in education and related fields to cover released time, research assistance, clerical assistance,…

One of the new and complex issues related to student aid is the independent student controversy. The author wishes to increase the Basic Opportunity Grant (BOG) and substantially increase work study to help the independent student. For the immediate future the author would like to see: (1) The BOG refined as a major Federal grant program committed…

The General Accounting Office examined coordination among federally assisted student financial aid programs including the National Defense Student Loan, the College Work-Study, Educational Opportunity Grant, and Guaranteed Student Loan programs. Eight institutions were visited. The report recommends that the Secretary of Health, Education and…

Explores determinants of research grant getting, using a subsample drawn from a 1972-73 general national survey of faculty in higher education. Findings show that grant getting depends primarily on productivity, secondarily on favor shown to specific fields, and little on particular situational and personal factors. (Author/ND)

The Opportunity Funding Corporation (OFC) is an experimental and demonstration program designed to show that private sector investment in poverty areas can be induced by providing financial incentives. This paper focuses on relevant evaluation strategies for such programs. (DM)

Outlines new State and Federal performance contracts awarded to teachers and to private companies based on student achievement. (DE)

Announces the availability of grants from the National Bureau of Standards for the compilation of reliable reference data and the weeding out of faulty data. The grants are in response to the demand for data in all areas of science and technology. (Author/SA)

A variety of studies provide evidence that the stock of college-educated labor has fundamental effects on state and local economies through its association with wages, economic growth, personal incomes, and tax revenues. As a result, policymakers in many states try to increase the percentage of the state's population (or workforce) that has a…

Accomplishments made by the Allegheny Conference Educational Fund since its inception in 1978 are summarized in this report. The first section highlights progress during the 5-year history of the program, including description of a period of trust building, the initiation of specific educational programs, and school-community relationships. The…