Author: National Education Association of the United States. Research DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages :
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School Finance Systems, Elementary and Secondary Schools
Author: National Education Association of the United States. Research DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages :
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Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: 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 Systems
Author: National Education Association of the United States. Research DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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Educational Adequacy
Author: National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO.Publisher:
ISBN: 9781555165697
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
This report suggests a framework for approaching and integrating adequacy as a cornerstone principle in developing a sound state school finance system. The text defines student performance-centered expectations for the education system and suggests that districts determine the educational capacity needed to allow each student reasonable opportunity to accomplish the agreed-upon expectations. The report is intended to encourage and assist state policymakers who must craft statewide school finance systems that meet constitutional requirements, systems that are rational and effective and that build public support for public school investments. The recommendations include five steps as a building block to accomplish an adequate school finance system, such as establishing clear and measurable goals. The report acknowledges the need for policymakers in each state to work within a context shaped by historical, cultural, political, and financial considerations. The booklet presents recommendations for project partners, the emergence of adequacy as a criterion for establishing and evaluating a state school finance system, an adequate school finance system, and a checklist for policymakers. The conclusion summarizes the rational approach to school funding. (Contains 104 references.) (RJM)
American Public School Finance
Author: William A. OwingsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351013777
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Designed for aspiring school leaders, this text presents the realities of school finance policy and issues, as well as the tools for formulating and managing school budgets. In an era of dwindling fiscal support for public schools, increasing federal mandates, and additional local budget requirements, educational leaders must be able to articulate sound finance theory and application. The authors move beyond coverage found in other texts by providing critical analysis and unique chapters on misconceptions about school finance; fiscal capacity, fiscal effort, adequacy, and efficiency; demographic issues; and spending and student achievement. Examining local, state, and federal education spending, this text gives readers the foundation to understand school finance and knowledgeably educate colleagues, parents, and other stakeholders about its big-picture issues, facts, and trends. The new edition of American Public School Finance will help educational leaders at all stages of their careers become informed advocates for education finance practice and reform. New in this edition: Expanded coverage on school choice Discussion of new standards and law Updated exploration of student demographics and its impact on learning Advanced pedagogical features such as connections to the latest Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), Focus Questions, Case Studies, and Chapter Questions/Assignments Complementary electronic resources designed to deepen and extend the topics in each chapter and to provide instructors with lecture slides and other teaching strategies.
School Finance Systems
Author: National Educational Association (U.S.). Research DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
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Making Money Matter
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309065283
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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.
School Finance and Education Equity
Author: Bruce D. BakerPublisher: Harvard Education Press
ISBN: 1682536823
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This inspiring account of bipartisan political success delivers an expert breakdown of how and why Kansas—a politically conservative state—was able to craft a stable, balanced, and equitable system of funding for its public schools. Beyond a chronicle of one state’s achievements, School Finance and Education Equity provides invaluable policy guidance and lays out a blueprint that other states can use to strengthen their own public education systems. Readers are given an insider’s tour of the Kansas story by Bruce D. Baker, an academic researcher and expert witness in school finance litigation. With more than two decades of involvement with the state, Baker combines historical background, legal analysis, and political and economic contextual data—along with a gleaming wit—to present a thorough, enlightening narrative of Kansas’s K–12 funding journey. As Baker points out, other states can find much to learn here. He shows that, when it comes to school finance, Kansas serves as an exemplar in aligning resources to meet the promises of its constitution. State leaders rejected the pervasive notion that money doesn’t matter in education, and they gathered the data to prove that it does. Baker emphasizes that this kind of slow and steady success hinges on the ability of stakeholders to remain involved over time. Continuity is vitally important. Baker’s account highlights how persistence can overcome opposition, continuity can aid reform, and incremental gains can lead to big change. In an era of national ideological polarization and political and economic volatility, the lessons from Kansas are especially illuminating.
Developing a School Finance System for K–12 Reform in Qatar
Author: Cassandra M. GuarinoPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833048252
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Reform-minded leaders of Qatar, who have embarked on a sweeping reform of their nation's education system, asked RAND to evaluate their education finance system and offer suggestions for improvements. The authors analyze the system's evolution and resource allocation patterns between 2004 and 2006 and develop analytic tools for performing the evaluation, including a framework that allows assessment of the system in light of six main objectives.
Public School Finance Systems
Author: Lowell D. JacksonPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
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