In accordance with legislative mandate, this annual report summarizes the activities of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges and those of the state's 17 community colleges. After listing the members of the Board and the institutions, the report discusses the 2.6% rise in enrollments, changing student characteristics, and the findings of…

Developments in higher education in Oklahoma are considered from the governor's standpoint. Oklahoma has ranked fourth in the nation for two years in the percentage of increases of state support for higher education, and in real dollars, the state's educational program has had an increase of 24 percent, far outstripping inflation. After increasing…

Basic principles for the establishment of successful higher education/school district partnerships are given based upon experiences in Pennsylvania. In examining the need for school districts to obtain technical assistance for development and improvement, two themes are isolated: improvement in learning, and improvement in professional preparation…

Based upon a survey of the community and junior college state directors in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, this five-part report presents an analytical and descriptive review of state legislation affecting community colleges. Part I discusses study methodology and describes the two survey instruments--one soliciting information on relevant…

This report is intended to help state governors, legislators, and educators as they address the problems related to funding education. It is based on the idea that policy-makers can profit from the learning experiences of other states. The first and longest section of the booklet consists of a three-part overview. The first part of the overview…

Reported are the execution and outcomes of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) Performance Funding Project at Tennessee Technological University, a pilot project seeking to explore the question of whether it is desirable and possible to allocate state funds to community colleges and universities on a performance effectiveness…

The politics of secondary education can be separated into three concerns: the way federal and state governments fit together and the effect of their interface on postsecondary education, the relations between elementary-secondary and postsecondary education, and state policies and postsecondary education. Since federal and state aid and regulation…

The nine-college Los Angeles Community College District, which has an enrollment of 135,000 and a payroll of 11,000 and which receives 80% of its operating budget from local property taxes, faced post-Proposition 13 cutbacks of 52% of its non-restricted operating revenue. Three types of alternative budgets based on state funding possibilities were…

This document reports on a survey of 30 school districts (five percent of all New Jersey school districts) which contain over two-thirds of the State's total minority enrollment. Twenty-three of the 30 districts are classified as urban communities and over 98 percent of the minority students live in them. Property taxes are the primary source of…

The primary sources of capital funds in Minnesota are the local capital expenditure levy and school district bond sales. The state provides assistance to low-wealth districts by providing a capital expenditure equalization aid program and two types of loans under the Maximum Effort School Aid Law. It has been argued that the concepts of equal…

This compendium describes the programs of state financial aid to school districts that were in effect in the 1978-79 school year. The introductory section of the report is an analysis of the situation and contains summary tables. The report for each state consists of two parts. The first part reports features of the state and local systems of…

POLICIES, REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA ADAPTED FROM THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OREGON STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE COMPILED IN THIS DOCUMENT TO ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN PRODUCING MASTER PLANS FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE…

The most important provisions of new student financial aid regulations in New York State are described. Revisions to Part 145 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education concern program pursuit and academic progress, definition of full-time study, duplicative awards, theological study, and five-year programs. The change with the broadest…

The education of undocumented children in Texas is an issue that has been sparked by public opinion and media exposure and fueled by a series of state and federal court suits challenging state and local policies which exclude these children from the benefits of tuition free public education. The controversy is based on a 1975 revision in the state…

The authors contend that a solution to the problems raised by the "Serrano" decision is impossible without an understanding of the basic facts of public education in California. Size, cost, discrepancies, and ranking in relationship to other states and the nation are advanced to place California's public school system in clearer focus.…