This discussion begins with the five major political values that were reflected in the 1973 reform of the Illinois school aid system. The lawmakers wanted to spend state dollars for education in a way that would improve student and taxpayer equity, maintain local control of school districts, aid poverty-impacted districts, not discriminate against…

The South Carolina Education Finance Act of 1977 aims toward equalization of public school finance in South Carolina. A major goal is the state provision of 70 percent of school funding. The bill contains three other major provisions: the Defined Minimum Program (DMP), the Index of Taxpaying Ability, and the Weighted Pupil/Base Pupil calculation.…

Current problems in educational finance center on revenue sources, equalization of educational opportunities, efficiency, and adequacy. As of 1972, the percentages of revenue received from Federal, State, and local sources for public schools were: 7.1 percent, 40.9 percent, and 52 percent respectfully. Since consolidation of certain categorical…

Despite the large size and scope of postsecondary education in New York and the resulting complexities that exist, there is a strong commitment to pluralistic education. A basic premise in the governance of postsecondary education in New York is that statewide planning and coordination must be directed so that institutions, in making their…

This report is the outcome of a study conducted to review and assess the development and the advantages and disadvantages of Illinois' present system of financing community colleges; to survey and evaluate the financing systems of other states with highly developed public educational systems; to assess the major alternative schemes of financing…

The Student Financial Aid Act of 1975 amends Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and for other purposes. Parts of the bill cover: (1) grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher education; (2) federal, state, and private programs of low-interest insured loans to students in institutions of higher education; (3)…

Neither the abstract conceptualization nor the pragmatic reality of financial aid operates in a vacuum. Both are subject to, and indeed part of, the larger societal fabric with its overriding priorities and concerns. The relative paucity of universal truths in this field does not, however, in any way diminish the state's responsibility for…

External funding can provide a valuable means of enabling an institution to augment the growth and quality of its regular program. Because the institutional benefits of special projects can be maintained only through a reasonable degree of central administration and control, Chemeketa Community College has developed this guidebook of procedures to…

Discussed is the need to examine a number of measures of the "level" of state support of postsecondary education (e.g., in terms of a state's population, its students, and the level of state revenues). Described are factors that need to be considered as planners attempt to better understand the specific context surrounding state support decisions.…

This paper reviews the major federal and state court cases dealing with fiscal equalization in state school support programs and discusses in some depth the conflicting rulings of various state courts in this area. Particular emphasis is placed on the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision in Robinson v. Cahill and on the implications of the…

This publication offers a basic introduction to the Federal Information Exchange System (FIXS), a set of procedures for periodically collecting, processing, and publishing data on federal and state expenditures for each program listed in the "Catalog of Federal Assistance Programs." FIXS is designed for use in conjunction with the…

The authors outline the school finance reform process in Ohio, emphasizing the groups that played central roles in the process. The major group was the state legislature and its policy study group, the Educational Review Committee, but the state department of education, the various educational associations, and the executive branch were also…

The 1974 annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation includes: (1) a statistical summary; (2) loans approved, by month; (3) budget summary; (4) condition of reserve account; (5) loans approved, by county of students. residence; (6) loans approved by lender; (7) loans outstanding, by Maryland lenders; (8) distribution of…

The Pennsylvania Master Plan for Higher Education projected that, to meet the needs of the state in higher education, private colleges and universities, which presently enroll 55% of the state's students, will have to increase their enrollment by 39.5%. However, no provisions were made in the Plan to help these institutions do so. This report…

The purposes of this study were to: (1) examine the present financial status and problems facing private institutions of higher education in Massachusetts; (2) make projections of expected income and expenditures over the next 12 years, including the relation of these expenditures to program development; and (3) recommend ways of meeting the needs…