The central topic of this paper is the financing of adult education in Oregon. Participation by adults in postsecondary education has increased in recent years and will continue to increase as the result of demographic trends, labor market requirements, and personal desires for life enrichment. Oregon has made a significant commitment to adult…

This task force report to the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York appraises present anxieties and suggests that higher education in New York must speak with one voice supporting efforts to maintain funding and low tuition and efforts to narrow public-private tuition gaps. (JT)

Describes the private university library's role in a proposed national library program and reviews the contributions and resources that the library can bring to it, the financial problems entailed by participation, and sources of support. Options for funding the program are identified, and the role of MIDLNET is discussed. (Author/JD)

Comments on a study of major significance entitled "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Federal Funding of PUblic Libraries," which was prepared for NCLIS by Government Studies and Systems Inc. in 1976. This report serves as an effective background document for discussion of issues and policies. (JPF)

The 1970's have seen a significant slowing in the rate of growth of enrollment and a relative drop in the priority accorded to university education by provincial governments and to university research by the federal government. Institutional responses in Canada are described. (LBH)

The lesson of Serrano will be the lesson of social policy in general: government can allocate resources but it cannot specify results. Serrano and its predecessors were aimed at promoting better education for needy districts and are likely to equalize spending with no systematic effect on educational outcomes. (Author/IRT)

Discusses state-level budgeting issues related to financing higher education, including the relationship of budgeting to policy planning at the state level, state-level resource allocation among institutions, and needed changes in state budgeting procedures to cope with fluctuating enrollment over the next decade. (JG)

Data on high school graduates per 1,000 population, public college students per 1,000 population, higher education as a percentage of tax revenue, state and local tax dollars per college student, and the percentage of higher education revenue generated by tuition are reported for each state and the District of Columbia. (MSE)

Dollar amounts of federal, state, industry, institutional, and other financial support for research in fiscal 1985 are reported for the top 91 receiving institutions individually and for all institutions together. (MSE)

From 1976-1984, Ohio moved from a foundation plan in distributing state aid, to a power equalizing approach, and back to a modified foundation plan. This paper analyzes equity effects of these changes. Results show equity improvements from 1976-1980 and then greater inequity from 1980-1984. However, the Ohio experience does not prove that power…

Rising program deficits and lack of state aid for college sports programs in Oregon have caused the suspension of sports teams as a cost-cutting measure. Some trace the financial problems to equalization of women's sports and the 1982 downturn in the lumber industry. Financing options appear limited. (MSE)

Need-based and nonneed-based state student aid for undergraduate, graduate, and professional education is tabulated by state, including information on the total dollars paid out, the percentage of change in the last year, the number of individual awards, and the dollar amount of the average award. (MSE)

A committee studying Texas higher education has withdrawn a controversial proposal to merge institutions, instead adopting a broad set of principles for higher education and specific recommendations for state colleges and universities. The objective is to improve education during state economic decline due to falling oil prices. (MSE)

Examines the determinants of state aid and voluntary contributions to higher education institutions. State aid results suggest that quality, demand, equity, and intercollegiate athletics are valid determinants. Voluntary support results are mixed; corporate giving is more influenced by quality and size than alumni giving. Both favor successful…

The National Governors' Association has called on all colleges and universities, public and private, to start comprehensive programs to measure what undergraduates learn, and has recommended that states financially reward institutions starting assessment efforts. (MSE)