This document contains discussion topics for a meeting with the California superintendent of instruction. The headings for the areas of concern are "Positive Aspects of State Categorical Programs,""Concerns with Assimilating Local, State, and Federal Programs," and "General Administrative Concerns." Most attention is…

This planning guide is designed to aid communities and service agencies in their choices for setting up transportation services for the elderly. Preliminary steps involve defining service objectives, and may also involve determining need; several alternative methods of predicting demand are discussed. Alternatives to actual service include the…

The past year witnessed cases involving the constitutionality of tax credits and tax deductions for expenses incurred by parents whose children attend nonpublic schools. The constitutionality of state school finance programs continued to be questioned, and several cases involving funds for the education of handicapped children also were decided.…

A project was conducted to evaluate the extent to which educators and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors have been able to coordinate successfully their activities. Data were gathered through a survey of select Virginia administrators, planners, and advisory council members located in state agencies and public and…

Introducing this paper is a discussion of the trend during the 1960s and 1970s toward greater state and federal involvement both in financing and in developing programs for special pupil populations. The authors then summarize, as of the 1980 fiscal year, the state and federal roles in programs for the handicapped and in bilingual and compensatory…

THE ROLES OF THE STATE AND THE LOCAL DISTRICT IN PROVISION OF OPERATING FUNDS ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO FIVE CRITERIA--(1) EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONS TO RECEIVE A JUNIOR COLLEGE EDUCATION, (2) EQUITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EACH SOURCE, BASED ON ABILITY TO PAY AND BENEFITS RECEIVED, (3) OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE…

IN THE DECADE SINCE THE SUPREME COURT DECISION OF 1954 SOUTHERN STATES HAVE DEVISED SCHEMES TO PREVENT SCHOOL DESEGREGATION. MOST OF THEM ARE NOW ELIMINATED OR REJECTED AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY FEDERAL COURTS. ONE PLAN TO EVADE INTEGRATION WHICH THE COURTS HAVE NOT YET OVERTHROWN IS THE TUITION GRANT OR "FREEDOM OF CHOICE" SCHEME. THIS…

A CONFERENCE WAS HELD (1) TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATIVE PLANNING BY KEY REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION AND STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR THE BEST USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN THE FOUR NORTHWEST STATES OF IDAHO, MONTANA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON, AND (2) TO HELP MAKE POSSIBLE THE INFORMED USE OF FEDERAL MATCHING GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EDUCATION TELEVISION…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of using personal income data in the New York state aid formula and to suggest ways in which such data could address specific inequities in the current formula. The first section of the paper is a brief review and evaluation of the Division of the Budget's study (in which estimates were made…

The purpose of this paper is to review briefly the major federal and state cases dealing with fiscal equalization in state school support programs and to discuss, in depth, the conflicting rulings in the state courts, with particular attention given to the problems created by use of the "thorough and efficient" concept in Robinson v.…

The purpose of this study is to evaluate present provisions for the financing of school transportation in Tennessee. It includes the following: (1) an analysis of variations among Tennessee districts in the per pupil costs of transportation, (2) an evaluation of the factors that cause variations in per pupil costs that are beyond the control of…

The changing relationship between state legislatures and universities is cause for concern. State governments are aware of their fading influence on universities and are making increasingly critical assessments of their educational programs. Their contributions to budgets of public colleges and universities increased between 1954 and 1964, but the…

An interesting econometric problem is to decide whether any given state in the budget process is an example of the political or the bureaucratic model of budgeting. The current paper presents a method of deciding this question and then uses it to study local governmental spending on education. The method is based on the important difference…

A few diagrams containing data for 1973 and 1974 have been added to this latest edition of the 1972 financial statistics for Canadian elementary and secondary education. Otherwise, however, the report has not undergone any major modifications. The booklet consists of two parts. The first part examines the highlights of the report, while the second…

This document presents an independent evaluation study of the 87 grants awarded in fiscal year 1972-73 by the California State Department of Education and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. It describes the context of the projects which were awarded grants, including the…