The authors show how human resources can be used as a strategic weapon to give a company a competitive advantage. The authors develop a thrust/target matrix and plug in examples to illustrate how companies have used and can use their human resources to do this. (CT)

Suggests a model for program evaluation that may be useful to cooperative education professionals in the field and to college and university officials as they seek to advance the implementation of cooperative education while remaining faithful to the curricular mission of the institution. (JOW)

Guidelines for grounds care equipment maintenance and operation include establishing a maintenance program, reviewing the service manual for each piece of equipment, engine tuneups, and training equipment operators. (MLF)

Centralized food preparation in a Minneapolis suburban school district accounted for a total financial improvement of $124,000. (Author/MLF)

Discussions among college and university administrators on improving marketing efforts often revolve around questions about whether the marketing function should be centralized or decentralized. An impetus of these discussions is the increased marketing sophistication of many boards. Many trustees are strongly urging their institutions to apply…

Using data from the 2 most recent fiscal years, this report calculates the economic benefits that the University System of Georgia's 34 institutions bring to their home regions and communities. The benefits are estimated for these categories: (1) spending by institutions themselves for salary and fringe benefits, operating supplies, and expenses,…

Both sections of this report are based on information supplied by members of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) in response to a questionnaire sent out in the summer of 2000. NASULGC sent the survey to the office of institutional research at each member campus and system. Responses were received from…

Many discussions of school size tend to concentrate on secondary sources, such as other literature reviews. Although this review does examine some secondary sources, it focuses on empirical research. Recent research suggests that smaller schools may be linked to improved attendance and participation in school activities. Some studies claim that…

School finance issues are of paramount concern to all levels of the education system of the Southwestern Region of the United States. As expectations rise for students and teachers to perform at higher levels and for schools to guarantee the success of all students, the question of how best to support this reform through fiscal measures becomes…

Seventeen important things to keep in mind when considering the purchase of athletic, gym, and playground equipment. (Author)

Article deals with a method developed for generating or computing cost-benefits and cost-effectiveness data. (Author)

Describes a 20-day rotating program for maintaining school carpets properly put into operation in Racine, Wisconsin. (Author/DN)

Columbia University saves $47,000 a year by switching from conjunctional billing to coincident demand metering; and the reduction of nighttime lighting loads could produce an additional savings of $30,000 a year. (Author/MF)

Price Elementary School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has the lowest cost per square foot -- and the lowest cost per pupil -- in the State as a result of sensible use of standard materials in construction. (Author/MF)

Proposes that an inspector general be established in the executive branch of the government to review performance, cost, and effectiveness of New York State's public school system. (Author/JN)