Several types of funding for alternative schools such as list books on Federal grants, foundations, and other sources of money are described in this paper, along with explanations about some of the ways in which an alternative school budget differs from that of a traditional school. Probably the best option from the point of view of stability is…

The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, chartered in 1927 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and the general good of mankind, currently conducts a program to strengthen educational use of the mass media and communications technology. The foundation's annual report begins with the president's essay on the history, philosophy, and…

The data are intended to offer a comprehensive picture of disability and rehabilitation in the United States. Provided are a selection of existing statistics on the prevalence and distributions of disability and the programs, organizations, and occupations concerned with the disabled and their rehabilitation. Also included is an account of…

Among the various approaches used by the Inland Steel Company in training ghetto youth for jobs, greatest promise has been shown by the Work Experience and Training Program initiated in 1965 at the Joseph T. Ryerson and Son plant, an Inland subsidiary located in the Lawndale (West Side) area of Chicago near the scene of the 1966 riots. Results…

The paper surveys the costs of interest-inventory revision and concludes that, ultimately, the elimination of sex bias in career interest inventories will depend on project funding. After the issues of criterion sample, item pool, instructional orientation, interpretation, and legality have been settled, researchers and publishers will have the…

The President's Task Force on Rural Development (established in September of 1969) reviewed the effectiveness of rural assistance programs and made recommendations as to what might be done in the private and public sectors to stimulate rural development. Included are recommendations for streamlining Federal programs, strengthening state and local…

The impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on higher education is discussed. Background on the tax reform movement and the specific provisions of the 1986 law are examined. The law will reduce private donations, raise the cost of college, and raise the cost of operating institutions. (MLW)

Ten issues most likely to influence institutions this year include tuition policy and financing, capital renewal and replacement, charitable giving, scientific equipment and laboratories, endowment management and spending policy, research funding, corporate contributions, minority enrollment and hiring, debt financing and debt capacity, and cost…

Industry-supported university-based research projects are increasing and are to be encouraged; however, policies should be carefully considered, especially those concerning conflicts of interest and commitment, and communication should continue to be improved. (MSE)

The practice of reducing student aid packages by the dollar amount of private donors' gifts to individual students as a means of reducing institutional gift assistance is criticized as effectively subverting the donor's intent in giving the gift and as possibly placing the donor in legal jeopardy. (MSE)

This paper reviews the history of the founding of colleges in Ohio during the nineteenth century, focusing on a critical reexamination of the thesis of Donald Tewksbury (1932), which emphasizes the role of religious denominations in the founding and persistence of private institutions of higher education. It argues that colleges and universities,…

The present publication continues the series of annual statistical reports by the Office of Education on land-grant colleges, which first began for the academic year 1869-70. Data on enrollment, earned degrees conferred, income, expenditures, endowment, and physical plant facilities of the 69 land-grant colleges and universities for the year ended…

A study of 100 foundations at public institutions in the U.S. is described. Chief development officers or foundation executive directors at each institution responded to a six-page questionnaire. The relationship of each foundation to its host college or university was studied. (MLW)

In comparison with other countries' patterns of financing higher education, the United States stands out in its dependence on private aid because of the large private higher education sector and substantial private aid to public institutions. However, state patterns of finance vary and may find counterparts in some foreign systems. (Author/MSE)

Details cooperative agreements to finance new schools drawn up by growing school districts in Colorado and the corporations whose activities are responsible for that growth. The developers of an oil shale project and a tract housing project lent school districts money under very favorable terms. (JM)