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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"state funding"”.
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Essays in State Funding for Higher Education
… combination of two papers studying the effect of state funding for higher education on the price of education and student enrollment at institutions. The first paper evaluates the effectiveness of student aid in decreasing the price of higher education by investigating what portion of student aid …
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Funding of Higher Education: Variations in State Funding, Impacts of State Funding on Differential Tuition, and Variables Impacting Differential Tuition
<p>Public higher education in the United States has seen many changes since the Morrill Act of 1862. Specifically, the funding of higher education has changed greatly over the last half century, from very low tuition and relatively high state subsidies to an increased reliance on tuition to fund …
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How Administrators Perceive Reductions In State Funding Higher Education
<p>Funding for public higher education has been cut in Kentucky in the decade starting 2008 (Spalding, 2019). Due to several contributing factors, including entitlement programs, healthcare costs, the great recession, and other competing demands at the state level, this is a nationwide trend and is …
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Negotiating A Neoliberal Funding Regime: Feminist Service Organizations and State Funding
ABSTRACT This dissertation examines shifts in state funding for feminist service organizations in Canada. Specifically, it focuses on the implications of a neoliberal funding regime for these organizations. I argue that feminist service organizations should be understood as both social movement and …
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A trend analysis of Ohio's state funding for public and nonpublic school students
… there is considerable information on disparate funding among public school systems across the nation there is little empirical data on the cost of publicly financed nonpublic school programs. In an effort to advance the debate on public funding of school. choice from the theoretical to the …
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A comparative study of state funding models of basic education : implications for the provision of quality education
This study "A comparative study of state funding models of basic education: implications for the provision of quality education" is about funding of public education for quality education. The study compares public funding of public education of England, United States of America and Zimbabwe. The …
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Evaluating the Impact of State Funding Vehicles of Appropriations and Financial Aid on Graduation Rates at Public Institutions: A Multilevel Analysis
… techniques to assess the correlation between state higher education funding vehicles of appropriations, need-based financial aid, and merit-based financial aid and graduation rates after controlling for known covariates at the institution and state levels. The present study also evaluated the …
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Impacts of the Erosion of State Funding for Public Higher Education: Longitudinal Case Studies of Four State Systems – California, Georgia, New York and Wisconsin
… colleges and universities at the national or state levels, but less is written about individual state public higher education systems. This study provides a fifty-year, fifty-state history of funding for the operating costs of higher education and new information, from the four quadrants of …
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The intended and unintended consequences of the 1990 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act Within-state Funding Formula Change: A Modified Policy Delphi Study
… Perkins Career and Applied Technology Act within-state allocation of federal funds had on the operational infrastructure of career and technical education (CTE) in Virginia as specifically related to the overall quality of secondary CTE programs. In the 1990 Perkins Act, Section 102 mandated that …
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An examination of goals for Virginia's community colleges as perceived by members of the Virginia Senate and community college presidents
… college presidents concerning the importance of state funding of 14 community college goal areas clustered from 31 activity statements. The study sought to determine what differences existed between the two groups concerning these goals and the priorities of the two groups for funding the goals. …
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Two Essays in Education Economics and One Essay in International Economics
… In the second chapter I assess the impact that state funding cuts for higher education may have on completion numbers across racial and ethnic lines. For the last chapter I study the relationship between intellectual property rights and foreign direct investmentFor chapter one, I study the …
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Public Prekindergarten: An Implementation Model for Public Schools In States That Do Not Fund Prekindergarten
… model for public school districts located in states without state-funded prekindergarten. The two public school districts selected for the study were located in a rural Midwestern state and differed on the presence or absence of a prekindergarten program within their school settings. This …
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SCHOOL CHOICE, COMPETITION, AND MARKETING PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF A LARGE DIVERSE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TEXAS
… in competition and school choice, enrollment and state funding for public school districts in Texas may be in jeopardy. This study identified the impact of school choice, competition, and marketing in a large diverse suburban school district in Texas. The study used descriptive data and determined …
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Reducing resource dependence on government funding : the case of public universities in Kenya and South Africa
… other factors, has privileged the reduction of state funding of public higher education. Given the obvious instability conequent upon the (drastic) reducation of government funding, public universities have to re-gain stability by, inter alia, generating incomve from non-government sources, …
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PERCEPTIONS OF ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS ON THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC RECESSION AND STATE FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS
… ON THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC RECESSION AND STATE FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. John S. Washburn The United States economic recession is now in its third year and continues to have a serious impact on the American higher education system, including Illinois' …
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Investigating the current challenges and discovering workable solutions for the future of opera companies in South Africa
… in South Africa. The decline in government funding emerges as a critical factor adversely affecting the operations of these companies, leading to closures and a diminished cultural landscape. Social constructivism theory is employed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the findings, …
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The Evolution of the Non-Supplant Issue in the Federal Funding of Public Education: The Policy in Virginia and its National Implications
… funds. Second, a brief description of the funding models of the time utilized by the states involved in such litigation are provided in order to determine similarities and differences to various state funding systems, including the venerable foundation model utilized by Virginia. The study …
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Unlocking a Gated Community: A Qualitative Study of Two Self -Contained Gifted Classes
… especially in times, such as today, of reduced state funding for education. However, in a climate focused on minimal standards and low achieving students, educators must focus attention on ways to challenge all learners. An analysis of gifted education can offer insight into the strategies used …
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The Development of a Higher Education Consortium: A Case Study of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center.
… enhancing.</p> <p>Uniquely designated as a state agency, the Center illustrates an effective partnership among universities, legislators, and communities and demonstrates the productive use of state funding in promoting goals of education and economic development. This study may provide a …
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