State governments across the nation are engaging community colleges as cornerstones of their comprehensive economic development strategies. This executive summary summarizes the efforts of 10 states, recommended by national experts, to deploy community colleges in support of state economic development priorities. The 10 states are: Florida,…

State governments across the nation are engaging community colleges as cornerstones of their comprehensive economic development strategies. This report summarizes the efforts of 10 states, recommended by national experts, to deploy community colleges in support of state economic development priorities. The 10 states are: Florida, Mississippi,…

This report is the first publication based on the 2003-04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education. NPSAS is a comprehensive study that examines how students and their families pay for postsecondary education. The study includes…

This is the first in a trilogy of policy briefs discussing public education and taxes. This brief discusses the challenge facing Texas in funding public education. This brief also explains why the Texas Supreme Court's recent decision in "West Orange-Cove II" requires increased state appropriations for public education.

Under this plan the State would repeal taxing power granted to school districts, and create new districts that would have elected boards. A Statewide salary scale would be created. Each district would submit budgets that would be reviewed, revised, and submitted to the legislature by the governor. Federal money would be used to supplement State…

Discusses the latest Supreme Court decisions on State aid to parochial schools. (JF)

Reviews the impact on education of the first year's application of Massachusetts' Proposition 2-1/2, examines local factors linked to retrenchment policies, and considers the law's distributive impact among variously sized population centers. Analyzes projections of the law's second-year urban impact and its implications for educational equity in…

Advantages and disadvantages of educational voucher systems are discussed, and three approaches--only one of which became operational--are described. Difficulties such as parent and educator opposition, the public-private school issue, and probable high costs of voucher systems, are explored. (PP)

State university resistance to state-sponsored research comes from (1) faculty's view of researcher independence, (2) apprehension about control; (3) state insistence on mandated research, (4) infrequent state emphasis on long-term research, (5) inexperienced state-level research administration, and (6) lack of university incentives. The research…

In reviewing court cases in education, the author focuses on the interrelationships among judicial decisions, educational administrators' prerogatives, and the economic welfare of public education. Cases are drawn from the areas of racial segregation, handicapped and bilingual education, state financing of schools, and church-state separation.…

Florida has pumped an extra $88 million into its university system this year while other states are scrimping on higher education. The state's drive is to turn its university system into one of the most respected in the country.

Discusses the purposes of the Assistance to States for State Equalization Plans Act, recounts its legislative history, describes its equity guidelines, and highlights the state plans and research studies flowing from the act. (Author/JM)

Reports the findings of a group of studies relating to major issues in juvenile justice. Findings concern the growth of programs providing grants-in-aid from state governments to local counties for support of juvenile justice programs; constitutional questions regarding juvenile court services; and the waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction.…

The student financial aid mechanism has been considered the form of subsidy more likely to provide both access and choice since it can target aid to students most in need of it and lets student choose the college of their choice. The Tuition Assistance Program in New York is discussed. (MLW)

How state governments should finance public college and university facilities is discussed. A framework for analyzing the capital financing alternatives available to state governments is described. Several alternatives in Arizona--including state appropriations, leasing, and revenue bonding--are considered as an illustration. (Author/MLW)