Reviews the Nebraska community college system which receives approximately 45 percent of operational support from the state yet is completely and effectively controlled at the local level. The system comprises three types of two-year postsecondary institutions: local junior colleges, area vocational schools, and state-owned and operated technical…

This article proposes patterns of behavior likely to characterize institutional responses to lifelong learning grants; traces the effects of the California finance law on public school districts; and analyzes the experience of one high school district as it expanded its adult education program over a four-year period. (BR)

California Assembly Bill 65, recently signed into law, provides comprehensive legislation for education policy that, by attacking a myriad of educational problems, may serve as a model bill for other states to follow. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the Illinois grant-in-aid formula for school finance and argues that an income factor needs to be included in the measurement of fiscal effort if the state wants to retain its concept of "equal expenditure for equal effort." (JG)

Explores the attitudes of legislators towards the college public relations function through interviews with Florida senators and representatives, and cites the need to establish a clearer identity with them in order to secure necessary funding. (RT)

Practical guidance is provided for media specialists and instructional developers who are inexperienced in seeking funding. (STS)

The ways in which community colleges can increase their tax dollars with high-focus, low-profile campaigns are outlined. The experiences of St. Louis Community College, Tarrant County Junior College, and Northwestern Michigan College are described. (MLW)

The problems of cities influence the amount of state aid which is given. More aid is allocated in states with needier cities. Reformist political climates have also helped to gain state allotments for distressed cities. The record of states in this matter is better than that of the federal government. (VM)

In response to tight job markets and declining revenues, legislators and potential students look more favorably on educational institutions and programs that have a track record of documented competence. If home economics programs are to compete for students and dollars, the need to provide appropriate assessment data is critical. (JOW)

Ohio has begun statewide use of performance indicators in higher education to strengthen selected university programs, attract better faculty and students, leverage additional federal and private financial support, increase Ohio's visibility, and help higher education resolve state and broader social problems. (MSE)

State-level funding formulas should be changed from enrollment-based to fixed cost-based, using standards such as those of the Association of Research Libraries. Funding linked with programmatic changes encourages quality of the institution and rewards effective library management. (CDD)

Traces state financial aid to private colleges in New York State, culminating in McGeorge Bundy's subsidy program beginning in 1967. Questions whether students have actually benefited from Bundy Aid. A statistical analysis shows that private college tuition levels are determined more by academic quality than by costs, religious affiliation, or…

This article surveys the constitutionality of state aid to private sectarian higher education under the First Amendment. A typology for constitutional aid programs is devised to scrutinize selected state programs for constitutional compliance. (TE)