Money and schools / David C. Thompson, Faith E. Crampton, R. Craig Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, David C., 1951- author.

Contributor:

Crampton, Faith E.

Wood, R. Craig.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School budgets--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

School budgets.

Schools--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Accounting.

Schools.

Education--United States--Finance--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the new edition of this essential, all-inclusive text, the authors provide more important research for future principals and others enrolled in graduate-level school finance courses. Written in a style that is highly readable, the book offers strong connections to real-world experiences. Readers get both a broad overview of funding concepts and a detailed examination of daily funding operations and will come away with a deep understanding of the relationship between money and student achievement. New to this edition:Current research on the impact of money on student learning outcomes, New c

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Supplemental Downloads for Students and Professors; Table of Contents; Foreword to the Fifth Edition; Overview; Who We Are; The Current Context; What's New in this Edition?; Who Should Read This Book; What You Should Expect from this Book ; What this Book Doesn't Do; How Should You Read this Book?; How Can You Learn More?; Part I: Overview of Broad Concepts; 1 Schools, Values, and Money; The Challenge; Chapter Drivers; The Context of Public Education Today; What are Schools Becoming?; Where did Schools Come From?

What Should Schools be doing? What are Schools Capable of Doing? ; What is the Effect of Money on Schools? ; What Happens When Schools Get More (or Less) Money?; Where Public Schools may be headed ; Point-Counterpoint; Case Study; Portfolio Exercises; Web Resources; Recommended Reading; 2 Funding Schools: A Policy Perspective; The Challenge; Chapter Drivers; A More Expansive View; What Is the Scope of Education Finance in America?; Revenue Growth for Schools; How Are Education and Economics Related?; Economics Defined; Education as an Economic and Social Good; Education and Human Capital

Education and National Economic HealthEducation and Individual Benefits; Social and Economic Efficiencies of Education; Returns on Educational Investment; Education and Economic Growth; Rate-of-Return Studies; Education and Socioeconomic Investment; What Is the Structure of School Governance in America?; Brief Historical Roots of American Education; Development of School Organization in America; From Where Do Schools Derive Fiscal Support?; Federal Support for Schools; Federalism and Defense Education; Federalism and Higher Education; Federalist Justice and Education

State Support for SchoolsLocal Support for Schools; What Constitutes Adequate and Equitable Funding for Schools?; Origins of School Funding Challenges; Federal Origins; The Early Federal Case; The Rodriguez Case; Subsequent Federal Litigation; State Origins; The Serrano Case; Subsequent Failures in State Litigation; Subsequent Successes in State Litigation; Can Schools Serve Economics, Equality, Productivity, and Liberty?; Point-Counterpoint; Case Study; Portfolio Exercises; Web Resources; Recommended Reading; 3 Basic Funding Structures; The Challenge; Chapter Drivers

The Context of Funding SchoolsWhat Is the Overarching Tax System?; What Is the Federal Tax System?; What Is the State Tax System?; What Is the Local Tax System?; Tax System Summary; Funding for Schools; The Development of Fair State Aid Formulas; Flat Grants; Equalization Grants; Multitier Grants; Full State Funding Grants; Adjustments to Basic Formulas; Need Equalization; Cost Equalization; How Do States Fund Schools?; Are There Innovations on the Horizon?; Point-Counterpoint; Case Study; Portfolio Exercises; Web Resources; Recommended Reading; Part II: Operationalizing School Money

4 School Funds: Accountability and Professionalism

Notes:

First published in 2012 by Eye on Education.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-85619-0

1-317-92996-9

1-317-92995-0

1-280-99478-9

9786613766397

1-61442-187-0

9781315856193

OCLC:

870590993