Presented is the final report of an Oregon study (for the 1975-77 biennium) to determine existing funding patterns for state special education programs and to suggest alternative formulas for state reimbursement of school district expenditures for handicapped children. After an introduction, major study findings (such as the need for clarification…

By transferring park land to the school committee, state support was obtained for renovating a park and building Lincoln Park Community School within its boundaries. (Author/MLF)

This article traces how state library development agencies were affected by state and federal funds, and how they determined the pattern, volume, and utilization of funds. Relationships between state library agencies and local and federal libraries and governments between 1956 and 1977 are also explored. (Author)

Reviews the history of finance reform in California beginning with the Serrano decision and ending with an explanation of Assembly Bill 65. It remains to be seen if AB 65 meets the requirements of the Serrano decisions. (Author/IRT)

Instead of removing differences based on wealth, the state distributions and the local differences are being confounded by changing educational needs prompted by declining enrollments. (Author/IRT)

The new state aid formula implemented in 1974-75 resulted in little real change in the allocation of state resources to local school districts. (Author/IRT)

Describes the California legislature's education-related response to Proposition 13 and analyzes the likely long-range effects of that response--including its effect on revenue stability, expenditure equality, and school governance. (Author/IRT)

Financial aid to public libraries through city, state, and federal monies is discussed, and reasons why support is inadequate are probed. A new organizational form of governance and an established philosophy may help to reverse the trend. (MBR)

Comments on Wisconsin's commitment to agriculture and agricultural education, focusing on the Young Farmer Program, a postsecondary program consisting of forty hours of classroom instruction coupled with on-farm instruction designed to provide people becoming established in farming with competencies that will assist them in making rational and…

Funds allocated for school maintenance are often the "last in" and, if there are fiscal problems, the "first out." The state, after providing funding, can assist districts through regulatory control, establishing minimum standards, and providing technical assistance and training. (MLF)

Provides principals with information about the various types of preschool programs and the needs they serve. Answers questions about preschool demographics, enrollment trends, private and public options, characteristics of good programs, the need for more preschool education (especially for poor children), and how this $3 billion demand can be…

Many resources (including grants and training) that are available from state Developmental Disabilities Councils are of interest to parents of disabled persons about to leave the public education system. The Councils for each state and the District of Columbia are listed. (CB)

College and university appropriations are summarized, including special project support, and tuition and salary changes made in signed legislation in California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. (MSE)