The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) follows education budgets and legislation during regular and special legislative sessions. The Legislative Reports follow education and budget issues from governors' proposals through final legislative actions in each of the 16 SREB states. The reports include bill numbers and legislative Web site…

The Palomar Community College District has proposed to establish a new educational center in the northern region of the District. The California Postsecondary Education Commission recommends approval of the proposed center. The information in the Palomar Community College District Needs Study satisfies all Commission criteria for establishing a…

A university governing board's influence on institutional policy is undeniable. Educating board members about student affairs issues is essential to ensuring a well-informed, effective board. This study examined the relationship between student affairs and the board's student affairs committee (SAC). An 89-item survey was developed and…

The counterintuitive approach of the world's greatest value investor, Warren Buffett, may be the best hope for colleges and universities during this recession. Buffett's time-tested philosophy of seeking value and investing for the long term remains a sound approach, even if his short-term returns have declined along with those of the rest of the…

This guide for state policymakers examines teacher involvement in charter school governance. Teacher involvement is defined to include the gamut of decision-making roles not typically afforded teachers in traditional public schools, including founding schools, serving on governing boards, and engaging in site-based collective bargaining. Different…

There is a shortage of school governors. The response has been to suggest a reduction in the number needed by decreasing the size of governing bodies or by forcing federation. Neither response is the answer. Reduction in size will place a greater burden on the few remaining governors and forced federation will distance incumbents from those things…

Significant compensation of some kind must accrue to those few, i. e., trustees, to whom so much is owed. Article suggested three kinds of benefits that should be a part of any trustee's involvement with an educational institution. (Author/RK)

Significant changes have taken place since 1968 in the composition of many college and university governing boards. Members of groups previously not well represented on boards of trustees--Negroes, women, and people under age 40--have been added in considerable numbers. This study draws on data gathered in a 1969 national survey of over 5,000…

The lay board of trustees will have to change substantially and rapidly if it is to survive. In response to the many criticisms of the structure and selection procedures of college and university trustees, new patterns are beginning to emerge. Some colleges have taken steps toward a more "representative" selection of trustees. Responsible…

This report deals with recommendations for resolutions to the problems and issues in higher education today, focusing on procedure and process, and emphasizing especially the role of the coordinating board as the intermediary between state governments and institutions. It also concentrates on the functions of planning, budget review, and program…

This paper discusses responses to a survey paralleling a national study of trustees in North Carolina. Conducted in 1968, the survey was aimed at 1600 trustees; some 800 responded. The remarks deal principally with findings of importance to the trustees themselves, and answered 4 general questions: (1) who are North Carolina's trustees; (2) how…

Many different kinds of structure and procedures characterize the governing boards of American institutions of higher education. A board's effectiveness does not depend on adherence to any particular pattern but on the clear understanding of its function and acceptance of responsibility for it. This document presents some primary aspects of the…

This document comprises recommendations concerning a University Senate and the Council of Deans at Harvard University. The recommendations for the Senate are: (1) a University-wide Senate should be established as a deliberative and advisory forum; (2) the Senate would be composed of faculty and students elected from the various schools; (3)…

Shows the importance of involving governing boards in forming student programs and policies. Provides suggestions for achieving this involvement for various kinds of campuses and governing structures and details how this has been accomplished at a small, independent, private college. (Author/ABB)

Briefly reviews the author's observation of board meetings at nineteen southern California community colleges and presents helpful suggestions for improving such meetings. (DC)