A study of school board presidents and superintendents in Washington, Missouri, and New Jersey reveals that strict financial disclosure laws tend to reduce the number of professionals on boards; however, board members with professional occupations differ from other board members on a number of measures. (MLF)

Studies the relative importance of income, wealth, and family characteristics in explaining the decision to save, the level of saving in households, and the patterns of saving in several types of families. Findings suggest that the level of saving is best explained by a family's current wealth position. (Author/CT)

Discusses issues in establishing and managing a tuition assistance program for child care centers, including target groups, sources of aid, determining need, and whether to use an external financial aid service. (JPB)

Extension educators (n=55) received training on a family resource management website. Responses from 21 showed that extension educators use the Web for information and support using it for training. They appreciated having links that could be considered reliable and accurate. The data also suggest that such sites can provide a refresher for…

Examines the history and current structure of "children's allowances" (cash grants from the government to families with children) around the world and particularly in the United States, to provide a framework for children's savings accounts--long-term savings and asset accumulation for all children. Considers public policy directions for…

The intergenerational earnings regression in Canada suggest that credit limits educational choice. Nonlinearities in earnings regressions cannot be used as evidence of binding credit constraints, and concave regressions do not follow from credit constraints.

This research note reports on interviews with 120 mothers employed in garment factories in Bangladesh. These mothers express views on the necessity of being married, having sons, and educating daughters that challenge traditional patriarchal practices. They report that men of their families can no longer guarantee women and children lifetime…

As the incomes of affluent and poor families have diverged over the past three decades, so too has the educational performance of their children. But how exactly do the forces of rising inequality affect the educational attainment and life chances of low-income children? In "Whither Opportunity?" a distinguished team of economists,…

A project was conducted to teach family financial management to a class of adult basic education (ABE) students. Materials on budgeting were provided, and students had to prepare budgets based on various fictitious situations described. After 2 weeks, changes in their situations were introduced so that they had to alter their budgets accordingly.…

The report summarizes results of a study of attitudes of 222 undergraduate university students (University of Minnesota, Duluth) toward financial decisions involving a family member with a handicap. The Situational Attitude Scale--Handicapped Family Consumer (which assesses attitudes toward parental expenditure of money for siblings or…

Implemented in the 1970s, Alaska's system of "no fault" divorce creates economic hardships for women and children instead of providing greater family equity. The study site selected was Anchorage because its demographic profile generally reflects the statewide profile, necessary court records are accessible and more than one-half of all…

In the fall of 1965, the College Scholarship Service (CSS) made changes in their procedures for determining support of a student's educational expenses from family assets. The changes were undertaken in recognition of the fact that any method of determining ability to pay for college costs, in order to be logical and equitable, must relate to the…

Discusses effects of income and income fluctuation on marital dissolution. Data are based on a model of nonlinear income and independence effects. Findings indicated that effects of an income maintenance program on marital dissolution depend upon the payment a couple receives, income before the program, level of the wife's independence, and…

A parent of a severely handicapped daughter living at home in Alberta, Canada, discusses the need for family support systems such as respite care, reduced rent for needed equipment or vehicles, and financial aid to allow normal family living. Government and family are seen to share responsibility for the handicapped individual. (DB)

Life-style satisfaction was examined in a seven-state survey investigating the effects of off-farm employment on farm families. Results suggest that employment of the farm wife in an off-farm job has a different impact on men and women. Women's off-farm employment appears to affect women's life-style satisfaction more than men's. (Author/JOW)