This study examined state trends in higher education finance over the 20-year period from 1977 to 1996. Data on state higher education appropriations were obtained from the Grapevine database, while additional data on population, personal income, and college enrollment were obtained from the Bureau of the Census and the National Center for…

This report examines costs of higher education in New Jersey, comparing the state's system of higher education and its individual sectors with national counterparts. The comparison takes into account such factors as differences in the cost of living and the size and relevant structural characteristics of a state's higher education system. In…

This report presents the conclusion of about 50 leaders in government, business, and education who met to consider the status and future of higher education in New Mexico. Following an executive summary, individual sections of the report address the following categories: the process of the roundtable; the current status of higher education in New…

In Virginia, distance learning means the "Electronic Classroom," which is a distance education program of two-way audio and one-way video broadcast transmission of instruction from Varina High School (since September 1984) and Wise Vocational-Technical School (since September 1987). Each distance learning receive classroom is equipped…

Recent developments in school finance litigation are described in this document, which examines the legal bases for school finance challenges and the nature of the inequities that plaintiffs seek to prove. The first section summarizes the legal theories upon which the challenges have been based. Section 2 focuses upon plaintiffs' arguments in the…

This manual has been compiled to provide consistent grant application and administrative procedures for state agencies which award grants or contracts to local governments. It provides a conceptual framework of information concerning the reporting, financial, contractual, and auditing requirements for recipients of Texas State Library grants…

A new approach to distributing educational resources is needed to continue public education. Under this new approach, investment does not rely on consumptive behaviors. Individualistic gain is not stressed at the expense of surrounding institutions, and participation, collaboration, and resource sharing dominate. The post-World War II era in the…

This report supplies information on Washington State's ranking, compared to national data, concerning measures of aggregate state support for higher education during 1990-91. It provides data on enrollments as a percentage of population for both two- and four-year institutions, as well as the factors affecting state and local support of public…

This pamphlet is designed to help parents lobby for state-level funding of gifted programs. Suggestions for making telephone calls and writing letters to representatives and senators are offered along with sample scripts for a telephone call and a letter. A description of the 15-step legislative process for gifted education bills in Illinois is…

Results of a survey on the effects of federal student financial aid programs on the states are presented, including an overview of the findings for all states and information for each state. While some states indicated that the federal student aid programs had been the foundation on which state programs were structured, a larger group of states…

Three analyses on the State Student Incentive Grant (SSIG) program conducted by Janet S. Hansen of the College Entrance Examination Board are summarized. Two informal analyses and the following extensive analysis are considered: "The State Student Incentive Grant Program: An Assessment of the Record and Options for the Future" (Hansen,…

Examines alternative approaches to financing educational capital outlay, particularly equipment purchases for vocational education programs. Discusses the magnitude of capital outlay expenditures and considers the merits of various current state practices in the area of aid for capital expenditures. (Author/JG)

Examines the impact of declining enrollment on public elementary and secondary schools and discusses ways in which a state can deal with the declining enrollment problem through adjustments in its school finance system and through actions of the state education agency. (Author/JG)

Legislators are generally unwilling, during an economic crisis, to fund courses that are considered community service and reach out to an off-campus nontraditional clientele. Our institutions must adapt to meet changing conditions and provide as great a range of community-based educational services as budget limitations will permit. (Author/NHM)

A U. S. Representative and member of the House Committee on Education and Labor discusses the various forms of federal and state student financial aid and warns that federal aid to institutions would lead to increased intervention in college operations. Also recommends that Congress take the leadership in providing information about postsecondary…