Compares Illinois' funding formula with a mathematical model for resource compensating formulas. Describes the variables used (including district enrollment, wealth, tax effort, and state guaranteed valuation). Uses graphs to illustrate varying equity effects of the formula for K-12, K-8, and high school districts, both statewide and in selected…

To distribute vocational-technical training resources fairly in Connecticut, Chung developed a multiple criteria evaluation model. Stressing interregional equity, he shows how important, but sometimes uncommensurable, criteria can be weighted and considered in resource allocations. (SK)

Periods of scarcity, such as the one we are now experiencing, make the need for less federal regulation more urgent. Indeed, the combination of scarcity and President Reagan's New Federalism are going to force deregulation on U.S. schools. (Author/JM)

States that a disproportionate number of Blacks continue to live in inadequate housing. Reviews various governmental programs which assist people in obtaining better housing with attention to both rental and owned housing. Discusses alternatives such as homesteading, manufactured homes, and mobile homes. (Author/WP)

The interrelationship between higher education and the health of the New England economy is discussed. Two challenges in the coming decades are identified: decreasing enrollments and higher education's role in New England's economic development. Regional economic development, human resource planning, and state funding of higher education are…

States that the shift in community college fiscal support and policy making from the local to the state level has resulted in an increased need for statewide data collection. Explores the problems with state-level community college research, provides examples of successful programs, and explains key features of successful statewide research. (DD)

The study's primary task was to develop a definition for quality education in order to compare programs being offered in different sized rural school districts. Based upon the results, Iowa's smaller rural school districts deserve more political and educational attention and credit for offering quality educational opportunities. (Author/BR)

A description of the French program in Ottawa schools and a look at the costs and sources of revenue for implementing a second language program. (Editor)

State funding mechanisms are seen as coming under scrutiny because they don't accurately reflect enrollment decline effects on overall costs. Ohio has worked out a method of relating funding formula to actual costs and Florida reduces funding by half the average cost for enrollment declines. (Author/MLW)

A study examined the methods used by several California school districts to respond to educational retrenchment. Results showed that, while respondents had difficulty separating recent educational legislaton from other aspects of retrenchment, they agreed that there was no way to produce better results in education with a reduction in resources.…

Describes a system at Florida State for reporting faculty effort, which fulfills and reconciles highly sensitive and mutually opposed federal and state regulations for the use of faculty resources, while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy. Highlights problem areas and solutions. (MLW)

Explains methods used by the Mississippi state department of education to reimburse local school districts for vocational expenditures. Different sources of data are reported and methods for arriving at specific reimbursement rates for both secondary and postsecondary programs are depicted. (LRA)

Discusses the findings of a subcommittee of the American Vocational Association which examined the current information about 12-month programs of vocational agriculture. Surveyed state supervisors to determine what types of help and support were available from the state level. Discusses planning aids used in establishing and planning summer…

Discusses the baseline data of a longitudinal study of how public aid to private schools will affect both public and private schools in British Columbia. Discusses some reasons for the commitment of teachers, students, and parents to the private schools. (IRT)

The evaluation design described was used to aid the governing board to reach a policy decision about expanding the California Early Childhood Education program (renamed the School Improvement Program) in the Lafayette School District. Descriptions of procedures, question formats, audiences involved, and results are included. (MH)