
Sustaining Financial Support for Community Colleges
New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 132
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 9. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-7879-8364-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sustaining fiscal support for community colleges has becoming increasingly difficult in an era marked by recurrent recessions, legislator reluctance to raise taxes, and intense competition for scarce resources from health care, K-12 education, and other pressing demands on state treasuries. After introductory chapters that provide historical, political, and economic perspectives on the fiscal environment in which commuity colleges operate, this volume describes institutional approaches to securing adequate funding in the face of fiscal uncertainty. Chapter authors provide guidelines for fundraising, leveraging corporate support through cooperative education programs, securing government grants for workforce development, managing mill levy elections for increased local tax support, and realigning budget priorities in the face of economic downturns. The volume also discusses the implications of today's changing fiscal environment for community college presidents and the skills they need to sustain adequate funding in the face of unpredictable revenue streams. This is the 132nd volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Community Colleges.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-8364-2 (9780787983642)
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Stephen G. Katsinas is director of the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama.
James C. Palmer is professor of educational administration and foundations at Illinois State University.
James C. Palmer is professor of educational administration and foundations at Illinois State University.