State policy makers may have assumed that, because for-profit colleges receive up to 90 percent of their funds through the U.S. Department of Education and additional funds for serving military and veteran students, overseeing them is primarily a federal responsibility. But in fact, federal oversight has been demonstrated to be inadequate, and the…

The completion agenda (also referred to as the "reform" movement) is focused mainly on state policy leaders, governors, legislators, and boards of higher education. Complete College America (CCA), a national nonprofit organization established in 2009 to increase educational attainment in the United States, is the standard bearer of the…

After twenty years of expanding school-choice options, state leaders, educators, and families have a new tool: course choice, a strategy for students to learn from unconventional providers that might range from top-tier universities or innovative community colleges to local employers, labs, or hospitals. In "Expanding the Education Universe:…

Sewage sludge is composed of residuals removed from wastewater that comes from homes, hospitals, and industries. Wastewater-treatment systems are designed to remove pollutants that could contaminate public waterways. Sludge--called "biosolids" by those who produce it, spread it, and regulate it--includes these pollutants as well as…

Three new elements affecting charitable contribution deduction and institutions which rely on voluntary contributions and tax exemption are reviewed: the new Office of Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations of the Internal Revenue Service, the recent report of the Filer Commission, and the concept of tax expenditures incorporated in the…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has collected data annually since 1965 on the Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions. This document reports on the federal support for academic science and engineering (S&E) activities and research and development (R&D) projects in fiscal year…

This summary presents data derived from the Survey of Federal Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: Fiscal Year 1989. The 15 federal agencies surveyed for the report provide virtually all funding for science and engineering (S/E) research and development (R&D) at universities and colleges, and the data presented in the…

Defense Department contracts to colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations were for research, development, testing, and evaluation for military projects and for civilian water-resource projects. A list of those with contracts of $500,000 or more is presented. (MLW)

The resourceful response of nonprofit organizations to recent economic problems is characterized by more professional fundraising and management of assets and greater accountability. Generally optimistic projections are made for individual, corporate, and foundation giving from 1983 to 1988, with giving to educational and health care organizations…

This paper follows the course of the National Coalition for Campus Child Care through its 20-year history. During this period, the organization has pursued its belief that child care should be provided as an integral part of higher education in America. The crises which the organization has overcome are typical of those frequently encountered by…

The level, distribution, and characteristics of federal support to institutions of higher education are of great interest to both government and nongovernment policy makers. The National Science Foundation annually collects statistical data by survey from the 15 federal agencies that account for virtually all support for science and engineering…

Data collected in a Survey of Federal Support to Universities, Colleges, and Selected Nonprofit Institutions, for the period October 1, 1978, through September 30, 1979, are presented. The reporting system is based on the program established in 1965 by the Committee on Academic Science and Engineering of the Federal Council on Science and…

This report provides statistical information on the total amount of money allocated for scientific and engineering research, including money for the construction of the facilities wherein such research is conducted, that was received by each educational institution and appropriate nonprofit organization in the United States, by grant, contract, or…

Institutions of higher education perform about half of the nation's basic research. Consequently, the level, distribution, and characteristics of federal academic support are of much interest to officials at all government levels and in nongovernmental sectors. Federal legislation requires that the National Science Foundation (NSF) determine the…

Data on fiscal year 1982 federal support to U.S. institutions of higher education are presented, along with a condensed narrative analysis. The 15 federal agencies represented account for an estimated 95 percent of total obligations to colleges and universities and virtually all support for science and engineering (S/E) research and development…