Author: Maine. Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula
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Category : Education
Languages : en
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Draft Report of Commission to Study the Adequacy of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula
Author: Maine. Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages :
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Report of the Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula
Author: Maine. Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Report of the Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula. Report to Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, Maine State Legislature
Author: University of Southern Maine, Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula was created in legislation crafted by the Joint Standing Committee on Education of the 126th Legislature (the "Education Committee"). The legislation was enacted as Resolve 2014, chapter 114. Creation of the Commission is the latest step in a multi-year process undertaken to review the state's education funding formula, the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) funding formula. That process began with the Education Committee of the 125th Legislature, which authorized the Legislature to enter into a contract with a qualified research entity to conduct an independent review of the EPS Funding Act. Lawrence O. Picus and Associates, a California research organization, was awarded the contract for the independent review. Seven topics were identified as priority actions and duties for the Commission to Strengthen the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula that included: (1) Public preschool programs for children 4 years of age; (2) Support for economically disadvantaged students; Title I funds, extended school day, and summer school; (3) Professional development and collaborative time needed to implement proficiency-based learning; (4) Regional cost adjustments for teacher salaries; (5) Debt service for locally approved school construction projects; (6) Special education allocation for minimum subsidy receivers; and (7) State contribution to fund the cost of the unfunded actuarial liability for retired teachers. The report provides descriptions and materials related to each section of the Resolve and the final recommendations made by the commission for each section. Materials used by the commission during their deliberations appear in a series of appendices. [This study was funded by the Maine State Legislature, and the University of Maine System.].
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The Commission to Study the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula was created in legislation crafted by the Joint Standing Committee on Education of the 126th Legislature (the "Education Committee"). The legislation was enacted as Resolve 2014, chapter 114. Creation of the Commission is the latest step in a multi-year process undertaken to review the state's education funding formula, the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) funding formula. That process began with the Education Committee of the 125th Legislature, which authorized the Legislature to enter into a contract with a qualified research entity to conduct an independent review of the EPS Funding Act. Lawrence O. Picus and Associates, a California research organization, was awarded the contract for the independent review. Seven topics were identified as priority actions and duties for the Commission to Strengthen the Adequacy and Equity of Certain Cost Components of the School Funding Formula that included: (1) Public preschool programs for children 4 years of age; (2) Support for economically disadvantaged students; Title I funds, extended school day, and summer school; (3) Professional development and collaborative time needed to implement proficiency-based learning; (4) Regional cost adjustments for teacher salaries; (5) Debt service for locally approved school construction projects; (6) Special education allocation for minimum subsidy receivers; and (7) State contribution to fund the cost of the unfunded actuarial liability for retired teachers. The report provides descriptions and materials related to each section of the Resolve and the final recommendations made by the commission for each section. Materials used by the commission during their deliberations appear in a series of appendices. [This study was funded by the Maine State Legislature, and the University of Maine System.].
Professional Development in Maine K-12 Public Schools
Author: Maine Education Policy Research Institute
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Category : Effective teaching
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Category : Effective teaching
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309173957
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Spending on K-12 education across the United States and across local school districts has long been characterized by great disparitiesâ€"disparities that reflect differences in property wealth and tax rates. For more than a quarter-century, reformers have attempted to reduce these differences through court challenges and legislative action. As part of a broad study of education finance, the committee commissioned eight papers examining the history and consequences of school finance reform undertaken in the name of equity and adequacy. This thought-provoking, timely collection of papers explores such topics as: What do the terms "equity" and "adequacy" in school finance really mean? How are these terms relevant to the politics and litigation of school finance reform? What is the impact of court-ordered school finance reform on spending disparities? How do school districts use money from finance reform? What policy options are available to states facing new challenges from court decisions mandating adequacy in school finance? When measuring adequacy, how do you consider differences in student needs and regional costs?
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309173957
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Spending on K-12 education across the United States and across local school districts has long been characterized by great disparitiesâ€"disparities that reflect differences in property wealth and tax rates. For more than a quarter-century, reformers have attempted to reduce these differences through court challenges and legislative action. As part of a broad study of education finance, the committee commissioned eight papers examining the history and consequences of school finance reform undertaken in the name of equity and adequacy. This thought-provoking, timely collection of papers explores such topics as: What do the terms "equity" and "adequacy" in school finance really mean? How are these terms relevant to the politics and litigation of school finance reform? What is the impact of court-ordered school finance reform on spending disparities? How do school districts use money from finance reform? What policy options are available to states facing new challenges from court decisions mandating adequacy in school finance? When measuring adequacy, how do you consider differences in student needs and regional costs?
School Finance
Author: Walter I. Garms
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Making Money Matter
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309172888
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The United States annually spends over $300 billion on public elementary and secondary education. As the nation enters the 21st century, it faces a major challenge: how best to tie this financial investment to the goal of high levels of achievement for all students. In addition, policymakers want assurance that education dollars are being raised and used in the most efficient and effective possible ways. The book covers such topics as: Legal and legislative efforts to reduce spending and achievement gaps. The shift from "equity" to "adequacy" as a new standard for determining fairness in education spending. The debate and the evidence over the productivity of American schools. Strategies for using school finance in support of broader reforms aimed at raising student achievement. This book contains a comprehensive review of the theory and practice of financing public schools by federal, state, and local governments in the United States. It distills the best available knowledge about the fairness and productivity of expenditures on education and assesses options for changing the finance system.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309172888
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The United States annually spends over $300 billion on public elementary and secondary education. As the nation enters the 21st century, it faces a major challenge: how best to tie this financial investment to the goal of high levels of achievement for all students. In addition, policymakers want assurance that education dollars are being raised and used in the most efficient and effective possible ways. The book covers such topics as: Legal and legislative efforts to reduce spending and achievement gaps. The shift from "equity" to "adequacy" as a new standard for determining fairness in education spending. The debate and the evidence over the productivity of American schools. Strategies for using school finance in support of broader reforms aimed at raising student achievement. This book contains a comprehensive review of the theory and practice of financing public schools by federal, state, and local governments in the United States. It distills the best available knowledge about the fairness and productivity of expenditures on education and assesses options for changing the finance system.
Ed465 202 - Achieving Educational Adequacy Through School Finance Reform. Cpre Research Report Series
Author: Andrew Reschovsky
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289699857
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Improving the quality of public education is high on the policy agenda in Washington and in state capitals throughout the country. Despite disagreement over specific policies, policymakers appear to recognize that an important element in any plan to improve educational quality is the measurement of student performance. Here, it is argued that most state systems of school finance have not adapted to the new emphasis on student performance and educational adequacy. An important reason that they generally have done a poor job in financing an adequate education is that many formulas that allocate state funds to local school districts fail to recognize that the amount of money needed to provide students with an adequate education varies among school districts. A statistical approach to the measurement of the costs of public education and a means of integrating information on costs into school-aid formulas designed to provide funding for educational adequacy are demonstrated in this report. An approach for estimating school-district costs is also described. Finally, a cost-adjusted foundation formula is demonstrated that is designed to guarantee sufficient funding to all school districts in order to provide their students with an adequate education. (Contains 21 references.).
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289699857
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Improving the quality of public education is high on the policy agenda in Washington and in state capitals throughout the country. Despite disagreement over specific policies, policymakers appear to recognize that an important element in any plan to improve educational quality is the measurement of student performance. Here, it is argued that most state systems of school finance have not adapted to the new emphasis on student performance and educational adequacy. An important reason that they generally have done a poor job in financing an adequate education is that many formulas that allocate state funds to local school districts fail to recognize that the amount of money needed to provide students with an adequate education varies among school districts. A statistical approach to the measurement of the costs of public education and a means of integrating information on costs into school-aid formulas designed to provide funding for educational adequacy are demonstrated in this report. An approach for estimating school-district costs is also described. Finally, a cost-adjusted foundation formula is demonstrated that is designed to guarantee sufficient funding to all school districts in order to provide their students with an adequate education. (Contains 21 references.).
Interim Report of the Commission to Study School Finance and Equal Educational Opportunity
Author: Connecticut. Commission to Study School Finance and Equal Educational Opportunity
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 51
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 51
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Final Report
Author: New Hampshire. General Court. Committee to Study Education Funding and the Cost of an Opportunity for an Adequate Education
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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