This paper, one of two related documents, is a summary of research presented to the Arizona state legislature concerning the participation of various states in the financing of capital outlay for school building construction. Along with a description of the various support programs, consideration is given to the questions of who determines need,…

In recognition of the critical need for bilingual teachers and in the belief that bilingual teachers can be most efficiently recruited and trained in the community college, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges has developed several recommendations for a career ladder transfer program in bilingual education. The first of…

A LISTING OF 69 PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL GRANTS RELATED TO READING APPROVED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1966 IS PRESENTED. "PACESETTERS IN INNOVATION, FISCAL YEAR 1966" (OE-20103, $2.50) WAS REVIEWED, AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO READING WERE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL THE READING-RELATED PACE PROJECTS…

NATIONAL INTEREST CALLS FOR MORE ADEQUATELY MEETING OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DECREASED FEDERAL AID TO EDUCATION ARE DISCUSSED AND PROPOSALS FOR POLICY CONSIDERATIONS ARE ADVANCED. AMONG THE AREAS MOST INFLUENCED BY INADEQUATE FEDERAL SUPPORT ARE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SERVICES,…

A Project designed, demonstrated, and disseminated a Study Organizer Center (SOC) for United Auto Workers (UAW) employees. This SOC was to provide information and services to help the workers better understand their tuition refund program, formulate personal occupational objectives, and pursue their interest through existing educational…

A review by the General Accounting Office of various aspects of indirect costs associated with federal health research grants is presented. After an introduction detailing the scope of the review and defining indirect costs and federal participation, the report focuses on the causes of the rapid increase of indirect costs. Among findings was that…

A Professional Development Committee at Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology developed a renewal program to allow faculty members to upgrade their skills and abilities through participation in workshops, conferences, academic classes, and various off-campus work projects. Any faculty member desiring renewal funds was required to submit an…

The State University of New York Program on Faculty Retraining is described. Retraining is defined as preparation to move from one academic field to another or from one subfield of a discipline to another. It is distinguished from faculty development, involving the acquisition of new skills or knowledge applicable to one's ongoing…

Six major barriers face scholars in community colleges who seek grant monies; however, certain policy solutions can eliminate these barriers. Increased instructional workloads, less diversified faculty resources, lack of administrative encouragement or assistance in grants development, faculty attitudes against grantsmanship, and superfluous…

No matter what the basis of allocation of federal aid funds, a primary goal of most proponents of federal grants to local school districts is an increase in district expenditures. A study of 706 school districts in California, accounting for 95 percent of the state's elementary and secondary students, shows that about 70 to 80 cents of every…

Information about federal programs currently available to assist the development of two-year colleges is presented in this two-part guide. Part I lists those programs directly related to education and administered by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part II lists programs located in other agencies providing either fiscal support or…

An introductory overview of community college finance provides an outline of current funding patterns, sources of income, resource development efforts, current financial problems, and proposed solutions. The annotated bibliography that follows contains 27 references drawn from both published and unpublished sources including the journal…

Presenting suggestions for conceptualizing Rural Development Act Title V program evaluations, this paper focuses upon a five-level program outcomes model which encompasses a causal sequence of anticipated shortrun, intermediate, and longrun outcomes. Examples of possible Title V measurement foci are presented for each of five outcome levels as…

On June 19, 1972, the subcommittee heard testimony on land-grant colleges and their role in rural America. The hearing's purpose was to determine whether this system of education, research, and extension is working for or against the cause--livable communities in rural America. Among the candid questions asked about the land-grant college system…

Chapters cover: (1) tuition grants--philosophy and purposes; (2) committee members and staff; (3) statutory authority for the agency; (4) history of the agency; (5) program administered by the agency; (6) expenditures and resources. Appendices cover: (1) full-time student enrollments; (2) freshman enrollments; (3) South Carolina residents…