Developments in School Finance

Developments in School Finance PDF

Author: William J. Fowler

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0788149040

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Contains papers by state education dept. policymakers, analysts, and data providers on emerging issues in school finance. Includes: estimates of disparities and analysis of the causes of expenditures in public school districts; race, poverty and the student curriculum; court-ordered school finance equalization; resource allocation to schools under conditions of radical decentralization; building equity and effectiveness into school-based funding models; alternative options for deflating education expenditures over time; productivity collapse in schools; and evaluating the effect of teacher degree level on educational performance.

School Finance

School Finance PDF

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1996-12

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 0788136402

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The largest single federal elementary and secondary education grant program to local school districts, $6.7 billion in FY 1996, is Title I. This report examines the measures now included in Title I's Education Finance Incentive Program (EFIP) to reflect state fiscal effort for education and equity in per pupil spending and proposes several options for improving these measures; describes the characteristics of states with higher levels of effort and equity; and proposes alternative ways the options developed could be used in allocating funds under EFIP. Charts and tables.

Making Money Matter

Making Money Matter PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1999-12-30

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0309065283

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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.

Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance

Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1999-03-12

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0309139325

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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?

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