This report was designed to provide complete and comparable statistics on student aid for all California postsecondary institutions from 1990 through 1994. It includes information on all major sources of financial aid, the types of aid available, the amount of funding for each type, and the distribution of student aid dollars among the three…

The state of Michigan instituted the Gast-Mathieu Fairness in Funding Formula in order to equitably apportion state monies to state community colleges. This report examines the Gast-Mathieu Fairness in Funding Formula, and explains and illustrates how the formula works, while documenting how and when it has been used in making state appropriations…

In accordance with Florida state law, this progress report informs the Legislature of actions taken by Florida's Community College System in response to a 1999 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) review. The OPPAGA found that the Legislature and the Division of Community Colleges have implemented several of…

This is the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the Yavapai Community College District (YCCD) (Arizona) for the fiscal year (FY) ended June 30, 2001. The report is separated into three sections: (1) introductory section; (2) financial section--includes the basic financial statements as well as the independent auditors' report on the…

Recent reforms assume that welfare recipients can achieve employment if welfare agencies just give them a "push". Over the next ten years, the "employment solution" to welfare faces the following three challenges: (1) employing all employable welfare recipients; (2) helping them get and keep good jobs; and (3) reconstructing a…

This paper examines Miami-Dade Community College's (M-DCC) (Florida) economic benefits to the community. The Beacon Council lists M-DCC as the eighth largest public sector employer in Miami-Dade County. Economic benefits can occur in many ways, one of which is when vendors who sell to M-DCC provide jobs and income for residents who are not…

The Texas Library Connection (TLC) is a state-funded project that began in 1995. TLC is intended to provide a statewide electronic network for school libraries that provides a union database of school library holdings, access to commercial full-text databases, access to MARC cataloging records, and access to interlibrary loan functions. This paper…

California's community colleges develop their own requests in concert with their district five-year master plan. They then submit those requests to the State Chancellor's Office for review. This document discusses the current process of submitting proposals for collaborative facilities projects, and outlines and discusses five recommendations for…

The state government of West Virginia has been motivating a reform of high school science and technology education by actively funding projects that lead to innovative computer-based teaching techniques. Faculties at Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia) have been active participants in this reform, and have been developing…

This bulletin reports statistics of state universities and other institutions of higher education partially supported by the State. The topics covered in this report include: (1) Changes in courses and methods of instruction; (2) Gifts, buildings, and improvements; (3) The teaching force in State universities and other State-aided institutions of…

This annual bulletin, formerly prepared and published by the National Association of State Universities, has been published by the Bureau of Education for the past three years. The data given are taken from reports received from the offices of the presidents of the various institutions, and the figures printed are substantially as given in those…

Recent abandonment of certain established criteria in Australia's system of resource allocation for higher education are discussed along with resulting effects. The criteria include: specific institutional needs, nondisruption of institutional activities, and recognition of institutional autonomy. (MSE)

Concerned about shrinking state support, University of Michigan officials undertook a program in 1978 to increase public and legislative awareness of higher education problems and stop the appropriations decline. Person-to-person contact, group interaction, specialized communication through publications, and mass media communication were used.…

An important element of academic planning and program administration is determining whether a course is to be offered for credit. Changes in the ground rules for the credit versus noncredit decision-making process within the California community college system are discussed. (MLW)

A discussion of the distribution of student financial aid in Australia focuses on these issues: direct vs. indirect payment to students; inequality in living allowances given to secondary and postsecondary students; and distribution of expense allowances by state government and living allowances by the Commonwealth. (MSE)