Changes in state school finance systems in the 1970's and early 1980's are discussed in this report, and possible trends for the future are considered. The report reviews changes in school revenue, levels of state support, levels of expenditure relative to personal income, and the provision of new revenues by the states. The decreasing importance…

Library Annual Report data for the state of South Carolina, including services and publications for 1975-1976, are summarized. Tables list figures for circulation, county library construction, interlibrary loans, and state and federal expenditures, as well as income, expenditures, bookstock, and personnel for college, university, public, and…

The report covers the period of 1 July 1976 through 30 June 1977. Contents include: the organization and membership of the state commission; planning (program distribution, accessibility, and the data base); federal programs (Titles I-A and VI-A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, proposals to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary…

This report summarizes enrollment, costs, and funding information for North Idaho College (NIC) and the College of Southern Idaho (CSI) for 1972 and 1977, explores new options for the future, and presents academic and vocational division funding information and capital construction data. Academic student enrollment at NIC increased 35% between…

In this first legislative report by the Maryland State Board of Higher Education (SBHE), which became operational in 1976, comment is made on approximately half of the 64 measures enacted by the state legislature during the 1977 session. The report is divided into five parts: (1) general analysis and summary of SBHE departmental and program…

In the first section of this study, arguments for and against reward for local effort are presented along with brief summaries of some previous empirical studies on the subject. The second and third sections describe the methodology and the findings of a new empirical study that investigated the determinates of tax rate change in Illinois before…

This study attempts to demonstrate that public library development should be an integral part of the states' mandate to provide public educational services, and that the level and pattern of state fiscal support for public libraries and schools should be more closely related. It examines state-by-state the disparities in state aid systems using…

Special transportation assistance is currently provided for elderly and handicapped persons in the United States through a variety of programs at the federal, state, and local levels of government. The programs are concerned with improving the mobility of the client groups served, thereby making various activities and locations in urban areas more…

Intended for teachers, the resource manual presents information on a nationally validated Title III adapted physical education program. An introductory chapter provides an overview of the manual, an explanation of the manual's organization and structure, and definitions. Chapter II describes Project ACTIVE's (All Children Totally Involved…

In the financing of higher education there are at least three major complications: (l) identifying the multiple outputs produced by an institution; (2) determining the costs associated with producing particular outputs; and (3) relating sources of income to costs of production. The use of several different budgets is essential. Every institution…

Fifth in a series of seven volumes reporting the design, methodology, and findings of the 4-year National Day Care Home Study (NDCHS), this volume presents a descriptive and statistical analysis of the day care institutions that administer day care systems. These systems, such as Learning Unlimited in Los Angeles and the family day care program of…

The fourth annual National Teacher Center Directors Conference, the proceedings of which are reported in this document, called for discussion on: (1) institutionalizing teacher-centered inservice education; (2) expanding the support base for teacher centers; (3) synthesizing the teacher center experience; (4) linking teacher center products with…

The prospect of simultaneous cuts in Federal and State aid to public school education in some States poses a serious threat to large cities which suffer financial stress and face the added responsibility of educating large numbers of poor black and Hispanic children. Financial needs that might result from cuts in Federal aid cannot be met by State…

The Medical University of South Carolina's financial management practices and its use of public resources and the adequacy of federal and state efforts to monitor the university's use of public resources were reviewed by the U.S. General Accounting Office. Specific weaknesses in the areas of equipment, entertainment expenses, and controlled…

The formulation of the Energy Curriculum Institute by the University of Houston at Clear Lake City was based upon the idea that a new approach was needed to develop effective energy education programs. Institute staff assumed that education could no longer depend upon federal and state educational energy agencies for curricular or financial…