Outlines action taken by Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island and other States regarding State aid to parochial and private schools. (LN)

Tabulates information on the status of plans and programs regarding State support to nonpublic schools in 38 States. (LN)

Describes the conditions that led to Florida's initiative in compensatory education, the legal basis of compensatory education in Florida, the care taken not to violate federal regulations, and the cost relationships between compensatory education programs and the basic program offerings of school districts. (Author/IRT)

Asserts that heavy dependence on state support is quite detrimental to operational viability of higher education institutions, and that securing financial stability of higher education institutions should be a major priority among higher education policymakers. Presents a new funding formula that can be adopted by any state. (EV)

Cooperative State Research Service-administered and state-appropriated State Agriculture Experiment Station funds for human nutrition research increased about two-fold from FY70-FY86, while the percentage of budget expended for this research decreased. (JOW)

Outlines a Michigan summer camp's efforts to reduce solid waste disposal by recycling cardboard, tin, glass, aluminum, and plastic milk containers. Points out variables affecting the success of such efforts. Discusses Michigan state funding for the development of recycling programs. (SV)

Describes the budget shortfalls facing many public colleges and universities, particularly in the Midwest and Southeast; the familiar cut-back and tuition increase methods many are using to cope; and criticism of their use of earlier windfalls. (EV)

The benefits of unemployment insurance (UI) by measuring its effect in match quality are assessed. The relationship between post-unemployment job tenure and measures of the state level UI generosity and the unemployment rate at the time of the job is analyzed, using NLSY data.

Amid a recession that's squeezing state budgets and pushing more families into poverty, teams of officials from 39 states gathered near Washington last week to explore ways to better meet the educational and health needs of young children. The Sept. 16-18 meeting, sponsored by the National Governors Association, came as the U.S. House of…

This study considers the relationship between federal academic earmarks and state appropriations for higher education. Often referred to as "pork," federal academic earmarks are both controversial and understudied. Using a unique panel dataset which spans 1990-2006, this study conducts a panel analysis with two-way state and year-fixed effects. It…

A plan to improve the quality of higher education and at the same time reduce the cost to the taxpayer. (Author)

The Secretary of Education discusses the changes in federal education assistance in the roles federal, state, and local governments play in the control of education. (SK)

In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda that seeks to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal and administrative policies at the state and institutional level. At the center of these reforms is the need for more Tennesseans to be better…

The mixed methods case study described and analyzed the 2004-2006 district-based principal preparation programs in Virginia. This dissertation explored goals stated in proposals for funding as well as program director and program completer perceptions of goals, content, processes, and outcomes for the 10 principal preparation programs that stemmed…