The Pennsylvania Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education Act, signed into law in June 1968, made Pennsylvania the first State legally powered to give direct public aid to nonpublic schools. Such schools contain about one-fourth of the State's elementary and secondary school enrollment. Aid is restricted to teachers' salaries and to textbooks…

Fifty-seven references to documents received and processed to date by ERIC/CEF concerned with cost implications of educational facilities at the elementary and secondary levels are included in this interpretive bibliography. The references are classified according to content within the following categories--(1) Economies in School Construction,…

The data collection system used in this evaluation was developed in cooperation with the U. S. Office of Education. The inventory data included data in the categories of building information, room information, classroom-laboratory utilization, office assignments, and enrollment. A summary of the data is charted and described for each of the…

The problem of the efficient allocation of State aid for libraries within a fixed budget constraint was studied. A management science (operations research) approach was utilized. Two basic models were developed: an allocation model to determine the amount of State aid to be received by each library system and a model that predicts library use as a…

Presented are 19 tables of statistical data on prevalence of mental retardation, and services provided the estimated 158,724 mentally retarded (MR) persons in Indiana through 1973 by special education classes, vocational rehabilitation units, local organizations, and state hospitals and training centers. Given in tables 1 through 8 are data on…

The school finance reform movement of the 1970's got a fast start in August 1971 when the California Supreme Court announced its decision in Serrano v. Priest. In the 20 months following the Serrano decision, scores of school finance suits were filed throughout the country. The momentum initiated by the California Supreme Court was clearly on the…

The 18 chapters of this book are grouped into three sections. In the first, Causes of Fianncial Crisis, the change in public education from financial security to crisis is explored as it related to the public community college. These two chapters are titled External Factors and Internal Practices. The second section, Sources of Revenue, includes…

Under the plan described in this report--a so-called "Equal Yield" formula contained in Senate Bill No. 110--each district will have an equal opportunity to realize the same amount of revenue per pupil from each unit or "mill" of local tax levied in combined State and local funds. The publication examines in detail several key…

This study includes a brief description of Delaware's public school finance program, the findings of seven special studies, an evaluation of Delaware's public school finance program, and recommendations for improvement of the school finance program. The major part of the publication considers each of the seven special studies in detail. Topics…

The purpose of this study was to compare reimbursement for adult education and for recreational education in Pennsylvania under the former separate subsidy program to the reimbursement provided under Act 580 beginning in 1967-68 and to Act 96 when it is implemented as part of the basic subsidy to school districts. Prior to Act 580, the programs…

This paper on Government and Non-Government Organization provides information for leaders concerned with the development of proposals and recommendations for national policy consideration. The first four sections of the paper discuss: the need for changes in the existing organizations and for newly created organizations that would effectively…

Private schools, which educate about 11 percent of all pupils, provide educational diversity and competition with the public schools. The results often take the forms of educational innovation and progress. Because mounting costs of teacher salaries, educational materials, and teaching aids are currently putting pressure on private school finance,…

Local education agencies spent $28.5 billion on free public elementary and secondary education during 1968-69, which represents 92 percent of public school expenditures during that year. These data do not include money spent for administration at state and intermediate levels, community services, adult education, and summer schools for which…

This volume of a two-volume report presents a study of how existing State school finance formulas operate. Volume I contains five chapters. The first chapter discusses the beginnings of modern systems of school support in the United States. Chapter two explains in some detail the five basic distribution models used in the apportionment of State…

This is the first of four volumes that present the results of studies of two project topics, designated as Project 3 and Project 4. The topics are described as follows: Project 3--A study of the current and potential economic and social contributions of nonpublic schools and the potential for increased cooperation between public and nonpublic…