The author has made this study of the actual receipts and expenditures in public education for Escambia County, Florida for two main reasons. First, to gain a clearer insight into the financing of education in this county, and to learn more about the sources of income that are used for the operation of the public schools in the county and to see what portion of these incomes are actually spent for each of the services rendered by the school system. Second, to compare the amounts contributed by the State of Florida to the schools of the county before and after the adoption of the Minimum Foundation Program for Education in Florida, and to study some of the services rendered by the county school system before and after the program was instituted. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / "August 1952." / Typescript. / Advisor: H. W. Dean, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references.

The purpose of this study was to examine and describe practices and procedures pertaining to the acquisition of revenue from fundraising activities in North Carolina public high schools. The review of literature examined the general state statutes, local board of education policies, significant court decisions, and recent research findings regarding fundraising activities. A survey questionnaire was developed and field tested through a pilot study sample. The study population included 275 North Carolina public high schools having a 9-12 or 10-12 grade-level organizational pattern. Principals returned 213 ( 78%) of the 275 questionnaires. Data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed, summarized, and compared according to the type of administrative unit, pupil enrollment, and per pupil expenditure of the responding schools. Data were presented in narrative form, and tables were developed to array the raw data. Major findings of the study were: 1. In compliance with state statutes, a majority of North Carolina school districts and public high schools have adopted various regulations which monitor fund raising activities and revenue acquired from these activities. 2. Ninety-nine percent of all public high schools in North Carolina conduct fundraising activities. A large amount of revenue is acquired by these schools from the sales of candy, school pictures, magazines, and numerous other products as well as from admission charges to a variety of school sponsored events. 3. A majority of students in North Carolina public high schools participate in fundraising activities. 4. Public high school principals in North Carolina consider fundraising activities most important in order to finance current extracurricular student activity programs. 5. The local school principal has the primary responsibility for planning, managing, and monitoring the acquisition of revenue from fundraising activities regardless of the type of administrative unit (location), pupil enrollment (size), and the per pupil expenditure of the school. Conclusions and recommendations based on the findings of the study were developed. / Ed. D.

In this thesis I explore the rhetoric behind the assessment push nation-wide and, particularly, in California. I take a close look at what politicians, educators, and citizens say about public education and their views of the current educational reform: whether they are speaking in support of or opposition to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. I look specifically at the finances of public education in California, the impact and current outcome of NCLB, and propose new reforms as suggested by those intimately involved in education.

The research centres on the degree to which the no-fee-paying policy is influencing the financial management of schools in Soshanguve. The no-fee-paying policy stems from the Education Laws Amendment Act 24 of 2005 according to which the levying of mandatory fees was abolished at public schools that are declared no-fee-paying institutions. The state funded these newly declared no-fee-paying schools in order to create greater access to quality education and to improve the educational resources and equipment in impoverished schools. According to the findings of this research, there is little or no financial management in the former underprivileged schools in Soshanguve. This lack of proper financial management in these schools appears to be due to the lack of capacity within both the schools and the school governing bodies themselves. In addition, there appears to be a lack of equality and equity between the formerly underprivileged schools and the advantaged schools. In the words of Fiske and Ladd (2004b:248), equality and equity seem to be elusive. Schools in the cities are still advantaged since the parents are paying fees and schools are managing their funds, while parents in the township schools (especially in Soshanguve) have been found to be unsupportive financially. This is probably because communities around the schools are, in the main, poverty stricken. / Public Administration and Management / D. Litt. et Phil. (Public Administration)

The research centres on the degree to which the no-fee-paying policy is influencing the financial management of schools in Soshanguve. The no-fee-paying policy stems from the Education Laws Amendment Act 24 of 2005 according to which the levying of mandatory fees was abolished at public schools that are declared no-fee-paying institutions. The state funded these newly declared no-fee-paying schools in order to create greater access to quality education and to improve the educational resources and equipment in impoverished schools. According to the findings of this research, there is little or no financial management in the former underprivileged schools in Soshanguve. This lack of proper financial management in these schools appears to be due to the lack of capacity within both the schools and the school governing bodies themselves. In addition, there appears to be a lack of equality and equity between the formerly underprivileged schools and the advantaged schools. In the words of Fiske and Ladd (2004b:248), equality and equity seem to be elusive. Schools in the cities are still advantaged since the parents are paying fees and schools are managing their funds, while parents in the township schools (especially in Soshanguve) have been found to be unsupportive financially. This is probably because communities around the schools are, in the main, poverty stricken. / Public Administration / D. Litt. et. Phil. (Public Administration)