Provides an overview of the concept of return on investment (ROI) to justify interactive multimedia training. Discusses the calculation of ROI and how it applies to training, the benefits of utilizing ROI as a Level IV evaluation (measure of results), and provides examples. Concludes that multimedia enhances learning although the results are…

Reanalyzes H. Thomas's 1980s data, which used teaching group as the unit of analysis and illuminated some institutional disparities in provision of General Certificate of Education (GCE) A-levels. Uses multilevel analysis to focus on individual students in a hierarchical framework. Among the study institutions, school sixth forms appear less…

Economic analysis of the addition of a basic skills center to a word processing training center for unemployed adults showed that over three years the return on investment could be $14.00 to $1.00. (SK)

Presents a diagrammatic proof for classroom use to demonstrate the quasi-convexity of the indirect utility function. Includes a variation of the price indifference curve. Suggests an exercise in which the student is asked to show that the tangency condition is a restatement of Roy's identity. (DK)

Programs to combat stress in the workplace are proving to be more cost effective than was imagined. When workers have less stress and more variety and satisfaction on the job, everybody profits. (Author/JOW)

Reports success stories from three communities that have changed to year-round education. Lists address of contact persons at the schools and of the National Association for Year-Round Education. (MLF)

This report presents the results of a demonstration of the cost effectiveness of supervisory and management development training, and it outlines a model that will permit practitioners to conduct a definitive analysis of the financial value of training. The purpose of the study was to predict potential Return on Investment (ROI) and measure the…

A closed-loop geothermal heating system in a Minnesota school uses the earth's temperature as a counterweight to the extremes of temperature on the surface and in the school. The system is expected to recoup its extra investment in fewer than five years of service. Cites statistics concerning energy management in schools. (MLF)

With schools facing budget cuts, purchasing managers should drop old habits by shopping around, foregoing the favored vendor, and buying in large quantities with other schools. Describes a cooperative purchasing arrangement available to Iowa schools within the area of the Heartland Area Education Agency. (MLF)

Analyzes limited English proficiency (LEP) program costs in 15 representative California elementary schools. Personnel, classroom, resource, and administrative costs were analyzed for five program models (bilingual early exit, bilingual late exit, double immersion, English as a Second Language, and sheltered English). Across all models, the total…

A California school superintendent presents clever savings tips, including boosting average daily attendance, sparing new hires, bird dogging insurance interest, disposing of surplus school property, recruiting students attending nonpublic schools, creating more classroom space, contracting for part-time help, reducing vandalism, marketing staff…

A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be. Cites examples of how some nutrition-conscious school dietitians are improving school lunches. Lists statistics about the National School Lunch Program. (MLF)

Explains the COLD (Computer Output Laser Disk) system and describes current applications. Use of the COLD system to replace COM (Computer Output Microfilm) is discussed; advantages and disadvantages of the COLD system are considered; optical disks OD-WORM (Optical Disk-Write Once Read Many) versus CD-ROM are compared; and equipment and software…

Geodemographics can pinpoint potential college students, increasing the cost effectiveness of recruiting processes for many institutions. The geodemographic analyst should be able to produce penetration reports, lifestyle profiles, high school profiles, maps, and zip code ranges. Costs vary greatly, and the result is information that the college…

Two studies of the cost-benefit analysis of correctional sentences are reviewed, which present conflicting results. Although such analysis has not determined a way to implement the selective incapacitation of criminals, it has identified the critical determinants of the decision to sentence criminals to prison or probation. (SLD)