A case study is presented of a Texas educational facilities program that was developed to provide long-term state assistance to school districts for the construction or renovation of their facilities by providing equal access to revenue for the specific purpose of repaying debt issued to finance instructional facilities. This report presents a…

This report reviews state funding and enrollments for the past several years at independent schools, colleges, and universities in Florida. The data presented are from 23 regionally accredited four-year colleges and universities as well as all other degree-granting private postsecondary institutions overseen by the State Board of Independent…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report, the 36th annual survey, represents data from academic year 2004-05. Data highlights of this survey include: (1) In the 2004-2005 academic year, the states…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report, the 37th annual survey, represents data from academic year 2005-06. Data highlights of the survey include: (1) In the 2005-2006 academic year, the states…

The legal definition of Florida's public education system includes its local public schools, charter schools, voucher schools, and schools contracted to provide special education services. The constitutional mandate for a "uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high-quality system of free public schools" suggests that the expectations of a high…

In the last half-decade Florida has been in tune with, or on the cutting edge of, several national trends in education. Florida has a comprehensive testing program, and has created a range of options for students who seem to be poorly served by traditional public schools. Three Florida programs provide scholarships or vouchers to children from…

This report contains data on the number and dollar amounts of Minnesota State Grants received by Minnesota undergraduates for Fiscal Years 1978 through 2003. Combined federal Pell and State Grant awards are also reported. The report includes a table showing the parameters used in the State Grant Program from Fiscal Year 1984 through 2003. The…

Article considered the uses of inequality in education and the tax limitation initiative. (Author/RK)

Discusses the effects of recent Maryland legislation which gave that state full fiscal responsibility for all new school building construction. (JF)

Summary of the characteristics of 3, 4, and 5 year-old children in the United States, and State laws on permissive school attendance age and State aid for kindergartens. (MF)

Public school districts sustained by property taxes inhibit equal distribution of education resources, overburden low wage earners, and foster inefficient labor practices. A move to the state level appears inevitable. (Editor)

Presents the full text of a Wyoming case that found the method of financing public education in that State to be in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)

Describes the failure to raise adequate school revenues through equitable means and the inability to allocate resources in an effective and equitable manner. (Author)