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The How & Why of Inflation Adjustment

Why does the Humanities Indicators (HI) adjust for inflation? When describing a funding trend, the HI presents inflation-adjusted funding levels in its graphs and analyses of the data. In order to properly track change over time, the Indicators hold the value of a…
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State and Local Funding for Public Higher Education

Currently, no data exist on financial support for postsecondary humanities education at the state or local level. At best, indicators on this topic can describe state investment in higher education only generally, suggesting the type of environment in which humanities…

Public Library Revenue, Expenditures, and Funding Sources

Growth in public library use from 1995 to 2009 was accompanied by an increase in library expenditures. The 2018 expenditure level reflects a near-complete return to the 2009 peak level after several years of decline and then stasis in library spending.
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RG XXI: Initiatives for Children Program

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Steering Committee on the Future of America's Children, 1991-1992
Committee on Initiatives for Children, 1992-1993
Initiatives for Children, 1993-2003
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The Benefit of Public Investment in Higher Education: California and Beyond

On January 28, 2013, the Academy honored Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of California, Berkeley, at a special symposium on the benefit of public investment in higher education. Chancellor Birgeneau, Mary Sue Coleman, and Henry E. Brady participated in a conversation on the future of America’s system of public higher education, focusing on the California model and beyond.