School finance and education equity : lessons from Kansas / Bruce D. Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Bruce D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Kansas--Finance.

Education.

Public schools--Kansas--Finance.

Public schools.

Education--United States--States--Finance.

Finance.

United States.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Education--Finance.

Education--U.S. states--Finance.

Public schools--Finance.

Kansas.

Physical Description:

vi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2021]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: SECTION I The Kansas School Finance Saga

1. Going West: How I Got Schooled in Kansas

2. Avery's Law: The Amendments that Reshaped Kansas' Constitution

3. Mock Trials: Laying the Legislative Groundwork for Educational Equity

4. "That Dog Won't Hunt in Dodge City!" Proving That Money Matters in Education

5. The Brownback Years and Beyond: Steering Through the Laffer Curve

SECTION II Insights and Lessons

6. Women of the High Plains: Gender, Politics, and Leadership

7. When Evidence Prevails: Connecting Cost Analyses to Education Outcomes

8. Stable Institutions, Committed Individuals

9. Wheat State Wisdom: Lessons from Flyover Country.

ISBN:

1682536807

9781682536803

OCLC:

1251506659