Responds to EA 503 929 and contends that the objective of realizing economies and efficiencies in education will not be achieved through uneconomical duplication of existing State agencies and procedures. (Author/JN)

Quantitative educational planning includes the quantification of educational demand, the plan of placement and the estimation of cost. (Author)

Failure to provide an optimal physical environment ultimately has adverse economic consequences which can be linked directly to stress-induced disorders. The costs of providing optimal physical conditions should be ascertained and related to the potential benfifts for affected individuals. (Author)

What criteria should we use in assessing college courses? The author considers we should go further than mere cost effectiveness. (Editor)

Practical maintenance tips for cutting costs in custodial services. (Author)

Common sense and operational research can lead to significant savings in the use of capital resources. (HS)

Carpet versus resilient tile versus terrazzo in this item by item rundown on installation and maintenance costs, wear, suitability, and other values, (Author)

The direction of government spending toward the problems of the unemployed allows the unemployed a chance to catch up while the rest of the economy enjoys the indirect effects of government spending. This article identifies, in terms of increased tax revenues, the returns produced by the distributive education program in Arizona. (JK)

Cites realistic advantages afforded by inflatable structures when used in physical education programs. (LN)

Explores ways to keep school construction costs in line from initial programing and preliminary design through construction and financing. (Author)

A statistical analysis using the social marginal product of labor to estimate the rate of return on investment in education instead of market earnings. (BC)