A booklet designed to assist and advise local districts on procedures and standards involved in obtaining state aid, and to encourage new ideas in school construction. The suggested planning process begins with an analysis of the area and the total population to be served. A consultant is recommended to examine the problems of optimum district…

An evaluation of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and its influence in its 20 years of existence reveals discrepancies in prestige. The study represents a compilation of data collected from 100 individuals directly involved in or affected by SREB's work. Through SREB identification of educational needs and suggestions on how they might…

This paper discusses the impact and implications of school finance equalization, focusing in particular on the Serrano case and its effect on school finance in California. The paper is organized in three main parts. Section 1 is an introductory section that discusses the major legal and practical implications of several court cases involving…

This report brings together projections of student enrollment, educational expenditures, and state revenues. It shows that education expenditures will continue to increase while real revenue will actually decrease. It concludes that, consequently, either the growth of education expenditures must be curtailed or the system for financing education…

This study grew out of a desire to look at the reality of higher education within one state, one which has an outstanding record of public support for higher education, i.e., Oregon. It also seeks to complement the study conducted earlier in the year, which recommends further exploration of alternative ways of financing higher education. Briefly,…

The council believes that the state of Maryland must increase the level of its overall financial commitment to higher education. During the past year the council conducted studies on higher education in the Baltimore Metropolitan Region, the enhancement of the predominantly black institutions of higher education, reforming the budgets for higher…

This annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation covers activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. Tables provide: (1) statistical summary; (2) loans approved, by month; (3) budget summary; (4) condition of reserve account; (5) loans approved, by county of students' residence; (6) loans approved, by lender; (7) loans…

This annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 covers: (1) loans approved, by month; (2) budget summary; (3) condition of reserve account; (4) loans approved, by county of students' residence; (5) loans approved, by lender; (6) loans outstanding, by Maryland lenders; (7) distribution of…

This document reports the amount and availability of student financial aid resources for Kentucky undergraduate students planning to attend an institution of postsecondary education in the Commonwealth. Institutions providing education beyond the high school surveyed for student financial aid resources were public and nonpublic four-year colleges…

This publication is intended to help school administrators, teachers, students, school board members, and lay citizens gain a basic understanding of Illinois school finance. It contains a summary of fiscal year 1975 appropriations and financially related legislation, a cursory explanation of how schools obtain state revenue, a discussion of…

This publication is a compilation of various bills and other measures related to education that were considered by the second regular session of the 43rd Idaho Legislature. It is intended primarily to serve as a useful reference for school board members, educational administrators, and other individuals involved in education in the state of Idaho.…

Among recently emerged educational policy structures in New York State, only the New York State United Teachers is likely to become a permanent new force, and its influence over general educational policies is expected to be weak. Within the current political-educational policy structure, prospects are dim for solutions to such complex issues as…

The Ohio Instructional Grant Program is a financial aid program designed to assist low and middle income students who are enrolled for full-time undergraduate study in eligible Ohio institutions of higher education. These grants are not intended to cover all college costs nor are they intended to meet the total unmet need of participating…

This document discusses the use of a formula approach to the preparation and recommendation of state government appropriations in support of public higher education activities. Emphasis is placed on general objectives, expenditures by programs, income, primary programs, support programs, and student financial assistance. (MJM)

This report discusses the history and nature of State aid to education in Massachusetts. The report is both a summary and an update of information contained in four earlier studies that analyzed the economics of education in Massachusetts and the State's new equalizing education aid formula. The report recommends that the State adopt an…