Gone are the days of minimal state and federal involvement in education. Educators today must understand the workings of government, politics, and public finance. (Author/MLF)

The use of a student loan secondary market by a lender under the federally guaranteed Stafford Student Loan Program can be a shock to a student unfamiliar with the role secondary markets play. The first student loan secondary market (Student Loan Marketing Association, or Sallie Mae) was created in 1973. (MLW)

This report details enrollment in South Dakota colleges and universities as of the close of the second week of the 1995 Spring term. The tables present data by headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment. Opening tables show headcount enrollment for public and private institutions and public full time equivalent and headcount historical…

The guide provides analysis and guidance on issues that arise in serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students through Title I of the Improving America's Schools Act. It is intended for Title I coordinators at state and local levels and administrators of related programs serving LEP students. The guide presents the issues in the order in which…

This document provides information on student charges at public 4-year colleges and universities in the United States for the academic year 1996-97. A narrative section of the report discusses: what is included in the cost of college, the most recent cost figures for public institutions, average costs for American Association of State Colleges and…

This document provides an overview of the 17 universities in the Province of Ontario, describing undergraduate and graduate program offerings, sources of operating income and research funding, and linkages between the universities and the private sector. The first section includes a discussion of the appraisal process used to assess both graduate…

The Idaho allocation plan for funds from the Library Service and Construction Act (LSCA) continues the emphasis on priorities described in the statewide plan for years 1994-1998. These priorities are: (1) advocate for the creation of library districts with adequate tax support to serve the state's entire population; (2) strengthen cooperation and…

This report contains seven essays on current issues in higher education and a 1995-96 faculty salary report. "Faculty Salaries, 1995-96" (John B. Lee) provides an overview of faculty salaries, while "Faculty Workload and Productivity: Ethnic and Gender Disparities (Henry L. Allen) examines the ethnic and gender differences in…

This research report ordered by the California Senate analyzes problems and possible solutions to postsecondary education finance in that state. A first section explores the background to the issues and concludes that higher education should be a top priority of the state government now and in the future. A second section examines the problem of…

This document provides meeting highlights and a background briefing report from a policy seminar about family resource and support programs and parent education programs. At the meeting, one of a series of family impact seminars, Theodora Ooms, the moderator pointed out that a new federal program had been authorized in the previous year to…

One Supreme Court decision, seven federal appellate decisions, and two district court decisions were published in the area of school finance in 1990. The Supreme Court reviewed a case concerning allegations of school district segregation, along with an ensuing tax assessment issue. Federal appellate courts handed down decisions involving alleged…

In an effort to provide the people of Iowa with a clearer sense of the needs for improvement in the state's 15 public community colleges, this report examines problem areas and causes and presents recommendations for improving educational quality. First, a discussion is provided of four key problem areas identified through a survey of over 1,000…

This document details state-level actions taken in Texas during 1990-92 as part of the state's continuing education-reform efforts. Following the state's educational mission statement and long-range plan for public education (1991-1995), nine sections detail the state's educational goals and objectives, which include: (1) all students will achieve…

This two-part document, published in 1998, contains a report and blueprint that discuss the crisis facing California's system of higher education due to an influx of new students that the state cannot accommodate. The blueprint describes implementation of the report's recommendations for action include: (1) adopting strategies that smooth out the…

In this document, a state appointed task force commissioned to examine how Ohio state colleges and universities can sustain quality programs with the highest degree of efficiency during times of fiscal constraint reports on its findings and conclusions, and offers its recommendations. Following an executive summary the report is presented in four…