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Abell Foundation, 2010
Recent reforms in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) appear to be gaining traction and producing welcome improvements in student achievement and success. Enrollment has increased, educators are replacing unsuccessful programs with innovative ones, and new resources and organizational partnerships are being brought into the system.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Buildings, Educational Facilities Improvement, Public Schools
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Walker, Mary Beth; Sjoquist, David L. – Journal of Education Finance, 1996
Examines Georgia's model capital outlay program for public schools. Despite the current program's many positive aspects, incentives provided to local school districts can lead to inefficiencies, contradictions, and inequities for districts with older physical plants. The program also contains an incentive to use debt financing, rather than…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Improvement