Where does the money go? : resource allocation in elementary and secondary schools

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Where does the money go? : resource allocation in elementary and secondary schools

editors, Lawrence O. Picus, James L. Wattenbarger

(Annual yearbook of the American Education Finance Association, 16th)

Corwin Press, c1996

  • : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Across the United States, there is growing pressure for greater accountability in how schools spend the tax revenue they receive. This volume summarizes the emerging research in educational resource allocations at district, school and classroom levels in an effort to address this need.

Table of Contents

Preface - Lawrence O Picus Why Do We Need to Know What Money Buys? - Lawrence O Picus and Minaz B Fazel Research on Resource Allocation Patterns in Elementary and Secondary Schools The Quest for Equalized Mediocrity - Eric A Hanushek School Finance Reform without Consideration of School Performance Money Does Matter - Richard D Laine, Rob Greenwald, and Larry V Hedges A Research Synthesis of a New Universe of Education Production Function Studies Does Equal Funding for Districts Mean Equal Funding for Classroom Students? - Linda Hertert Evidence from California Beyond District-Level Expenditures - Yasser A Nakib Schooling Resource Allocation and Use in Florida Bringing Money to the Classroom - Sheree T Speakman et al A Systemic Resource Allocations Model Applied to the New York City Public Schools Allocating Resources to Influence Teacher Retention - Neil D Theobald and R Mark Gritz Stretching the Tax Dollar - David M Anderson Increasing Efficiency in Urban and Rural Schools The Allocation of Educational Resources and School Finance Equity in Ohio - Thomas B Timar Resource Allocation Patterns within School Finance Litigation Strategies - R Craig Wood and Jeffrey Maiden Redefining School-Based Budgeting for High-Involvement - Priscilla Wohlstetter and Amy Van Kirk The Politics of School-Level Finance Data and State Policy Making - Carolyn D Herrington Implications for Policy - James W Guthrie What Might Happen in American Education If It Were Known How Money Actually Is Spent?

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