This guide to the administration of the Library Systems Act for the State of Texas begins by presenting the text of the Library Systems Act. The relevant regulations from the Texas Administrative Code are then provided, covering such topics as standards for accreditation of a major resource system of libraries, minimum standards for accreditation…

This paper reports on an evaluation of implementation strategies of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA), Chapter 2 in New York State. It documents the origin of the state plan and how New York State education agencies coordinated their efforts to distribute ECIA local assistance and competitive grant monies to school districts…

The passage of the Jarvis-Gann initiative (Proposition 13) in California made it illegal for community colleges to tax local homeowners for the purpose of increasing revenue. The impact on the colleges of decreased local revenues was drastic, though less than had been predicted. In 1979, the districts received funding which was 85% of the level of…

Drawn from a larger paper on geographical isolation, these pages present a review of literature pertaining to geographical isolation factors. The inclusion of a geographical isolation factor in a state's distribution formula for foundation aid is a mechanism for providing additional revenue to small schools or school districts that, because of…

The six chapters of the Texas Library Systems Act are presented in this document together with revised standards for accreditation of system components adopted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission on February 28, 1985. The Library Systems Act covers: (1) General Provisions, including definitions; (2) State Library System, including…

Information on the funding of the area school system in Iowa is provided. First, the report provides background information on the history and funding of the system, which was established in 1965 to meet local and state needs of adults for postsecondary and adult education. The report indicates that the funding sources available to the area…

This article offers an historical review of state and federal aid to the private or parochial school. Pressure continues to be applied to both sides of the question. (Editor)

Discusses the interplay of legal, fiscal, and educational policy surrounding the implementation of the New Jersey landmark decision, Robinson vs Cahill. (Author)

State-level influences on community colleges are becoming more and more pronounced (greater state financial support, more state coordination in all higher education, general politicization of higher education) and its consequences are enumerated in this article (role changes, state instructional planning). (Author/PG)

The annual report on the total revenue and expenses of the provincially assisted universities of Ontario for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1978 is presented. Tabular summaries for all universities and for 20 individual universities are provided, showing: total operating expenses by objects of expense and by functional area; total expense by…

The equalization formula used by 81 percent of Illinois school districts to compute their state aid was designed to meet the requirement of fiscal neutrality established in Serrano v. Priest. However, the inclusion of the operating tax rate in the resource equalizer formula tends to help income-rich school districts more than income-poor…

To assess the impact of California's Proposition 13 on the state's schools, the author examines the factors leading to the initiative, analyzes Proposition 13 itself, explores the initial legislative response, and estimates the short- and long-term impact on governmental and educational agencies. His analysis shows the roots of the Proposition 13…

Minnesota's attempt to equalize school spending through state payments to low-expenditure districts succeeded only partially in reducing statewide variation in districts' per-pupil expenditures. To test the effects of the state's 1973 law, and to test a new statistical technique for simultaneous assessment of variability in many factors,…

This handbook was prepared in response to a 1978 New York State Supreme Court decision which ruled that the funding of education in New York violated the equal protection clause and the education clause of the State Constitution. The Court instructed the State Legislature to enact a more equitable way to finance public education. Written for the…