The 2003 Minnesota Legislature directed the Higher Education Services Office to evaluate and report monthly on state financial aid expenditures by type to date and unexpended balances. This is the 15th and final monthly report with Fiscal Year 2004 data. It contains information through September 30, 2004. This report contains data on: (1) the…

This report to the Minnesota Legislature outlines the estimated impact of recent changes made to the Minnesota State Grant Program on students. The Minnesota Higher Education Services Office is a cabinet-level state agency that provides prospective and current post-secondary students with financial aid programs, services and information. The…

With the repeal of the statewide ad valorem tax in 1981, many state colleges and universities no longer had resources for construction, improvements, major repair and renovation, and the acquisition of capital equipment. The Legislature recognized the need to provide permanent capital funding for those colleges and universities not participating…

Guided by a "Master Plan" and a legislative mandate, the work of the Regents has been far-reaching and widespread. But one of the greatest accomplishments over the past 40 years has been helping Ohio meet the higher education needs of its citizens. Enrollment at Ohio's public colleges and universities has increased from 115,157 students in 1963 to…

While there are many factors that determine the quality of a public school, inequitable and insufficient school funding is a major obstacle to improving public education for all children. When it comes to funding public education, Illinois has a serious problem. Not only does the state limit its commitment to adequately fund public schools, but it…

The present monograph has been "written with a view" to presenting in a simple and concise manner to the general educational public the most significant conclusions reached in the course of an extensive study of school finance, continued for several years and covering a number of states. Some of the data have been taken from bulletins of…

Article outlines a number landmark decisions, which significantly influenced the development and stability of parochial schools. (RK)

Student vouchers for higher education may have some positive impact on efficiency and equity in the operations of higher education, but the overall effects will not be changed since the uneven nature of government financing will not alter our social, political and economic environments. (Author/PG)

Local school superintendents -- one representing a large and affluent district and one from a smaller, more rural district -- present their views on full State funding of school construction in Maryland. (Author/JN)

A series of articles by attorneys and educators on the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision on State school finance schemes. (JF)

Investigates the viability of State action theories and analyzes the distinction between the public and private sectors of higher education by investigating the case law on the State action doctrine as applied to private higher education. (Author)

Provides practical suggestions for meeting the anticipated increased costs (6-8 percent) that will normally accompany new dimensions of community education. (Author/JH)

Examines the conditions that are forcing the Federal Government to take the first serious steps toward an overhaul of educational finances. Predicts that the local property tax will soon be supplemented by substantial State and federal support. Describes potential revisions in the tax structure that would call for equal sharing of the education…