This study examined the possible benefits to Utah of a Universal Tuition Tax Credit (UTTC), a credit that would make it possible for parents, both low-income and moderate-income, to choose a nonpublic school for their child if they want to. The UTTC would have a positive effect on the per-student revenues available for public school systems as…

This issue of the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) includes the following articles: (1) Report: Excessive Regulations Thwart School Choice; (2) Government Issues School Crime and Safety Report; (3) USDE Issues Title I Guidance; (4) Supreme Court to Hear AZ Tax Case; and (5) CAPENotes.

This report identifies overall tax burdens faced by low income families, explaining how those burdens would change if certain types of federal income tax cuts were enacted. Using detailed household-level data on incomes and taxes, the report shows how federal income and payroll taxes differ for low income families and how these families benefit…

This statistical document from the University of Alaska Anchorage provides charts and graphs regarding students and student activities at the six-campus institution, including Prince William Sound Community College, for summer 2000. Included is information on student headcount and student characteristics as well as credit hours at each campus.…

This guide is designed to help Minnesota high school students in their educational planning by describing the policies of colleges and universities in Minnesota regarding college credit for Advanced Placement (AP) examinations in high school. The AP policies of most Minnesota institutions of higher learning are represented in this guide.…

Credit cards have swept through almost every social class and all ages in Hong Kong. This paper attempts to provide a preliminary analysis of the possible impact of credit cards on individuals and their families in Hong Kong. A literature review reveals that Hong Kong people, while enjoying the freedom and convenience of "plastic money,"…

This report is a compilation of data on the overall enrollment by school and department enrollments by school from fall 1994 to fall 1998 for City College of San Francisco. Overall enrollments in applied science technology, ESL and international education, health and physical education, liberal arts, library and learning resources, and science and…

This document contains enrollment information in tabular form from the Wyoming Community College System for the Spring of 2004. Enrollment information on each of the counties in Wyoming can be found in this document. Data is broken down by: college; full-time, part-time, total, and percent credit headcount (includes on-campus, distance education,…

This study investigated the question of whether those students who earned credits for basic courses through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examinations achieved the same level of academic performance in advanced courses as those who took the basic courses in the traditional manner. (Editor)

The purpose of this article is to give a brief, general description of Empire State College, in question and answer form, in order that the counseling profession can gain additional information about this innovative approach to higher education. (Author)