A statistical overview is provided of trends in enrollment, student characteristics, and staffing in Washington's community and technical colleges as of fall 1995. The report first examines patterns of enrollment by funding source for full-time equivalent students (FTE's) and other students; changes in student characteristics from 1993 to 1995;…

The United States spends more than $500 billion a year on education at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. State, local, and private expenditures account for over 90 percent of the spending, and agencies of the federal government contribute less than 10 percent. This report highlights the U.S. Department of Education's current…

Public school funding in Florida differs from other states in a number of important ways. First, Florida has a highly equalized resource-distribution formula resulting in a high degree of interdistrict equity. Second, concerns for quality, while constant, have had to compete with the state's phenomenal growth. Third, the state exercises a much…

This report presents recommendations for a Unified Higher Education Budget for Alabama for fiscal year 1997-98. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education presents two sets of funding recommendations for all higher education for fiscal year 1997-98. The first is a statement of the Commission's estimate of basic financial requirements to provide…

This progress report, as required by Act 359 of the South Carolina General Assembly, describes activities of a consortium of business and academic leaders toward development of a performance-based funding plan based on 37 performance indicators for public institutions of higher education in the state. Briefly summarized are the status of: measures…

A statistical overview is provided of trends in enrollment, student characteristics, and staffing in Washington's community and technical colleges as of fall 1996. The report first examines patterns of enrollment by funding source for full-time equivalent students (FTEs) and other students from 1992 to 1996; student purpose of attendance, full-…

Shifts in child care policies are on the horizon. Congress has passed landmark changes in federal welfare programs that will have a major impact on the demand for child care and require states to re-examine many of their current child care policies. This paper by the Children's Defense Fund is intended to help child care advocates understand the…

This newsletter issue focuses on welfare reform and programs that help low-income children in Minnesota, including articles on the basic values which should guide welfare reform; current welfare reform proposals; the cost of welfare; the role of charities and the religious community; an overview of programs in Minnesota which assist low-income…

This report identifies a number of financing issues facing American higher education in the early 1990s, including: (1) the future federal role in postsecondary education in light of lagging participation rates of low-income and minority students and public concerns about many aspects of campus-based research; (2) the extent of state financial…

One of the goals of the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993 is to expand the use of technology in Missouri's public schools by authorizing grants to help in the acquisition of new technology and by earmarking funds for professional development activities. The aim of this guide is to assist school districts that are in various stages of providing…

This manual is intended to provide the necessary information so that children and young people with disabilities can receive the money, health insurance, and other help to which they are entitled. Section 1 describes a model for assisting a family to identify their needs and goals and the types of benefits to which the child may be entitled.…

This report offers an evaluation of services for families in New York State, finds that system is in chaos, and proposes a 5-year commitment to integrate programs and funding in six agencies. The report finds that billions of federal, state, local, and private dollars are committed annually to support separate service systems with no imperative…

Since publication of "A Nation at Risk" in 1983, state and local expenditures for education have increased significantly, from $108.4 billion a decade ago to $210.4 billion by 1991-92. On average, per-pupil spending for 1991-92 was more than $1,250, or 30 percent, above the level required to keep pace with inflation during the 1980s. State…

A study was conducted by the Community College Program Area at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to measure the effects of declining revenues on open door policies of community colleges. One aspect of the study, conducted in fall 1992, sought to determine what community colleges across the nation were doing to maintain quality…

This report offers statistics and trends on educational costs at degree-granting institutions in New York State from 1986-87 to 1990-91. The report uses data collected from all New York State degree-granting institutions through the Department's Higher Education Data System (HEDS). Section I provides a general overview of state fiscal support over…