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Hess, Frederick M., Ed.; Osberg, Eric, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2010
Simultaneous pressures to reduce costs and increase student achievement have never been greater than they are today. Not only is cost-cutting essential in this era of tightened resources, argue Hess and Osberg, but eliminating inefficient spending is critical for freeing up resources to drive school reform. This provocative book brings together a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, School Restructuring, Online Courses, Educational Change
Berke, Joel S. – 1974
This study of the fiscal, legal, and political dimensions of reform in American school finance responds to the challenge of San Antonio Independent School District vs. Rodriguez. The book focuses specifically on the State of Texas and the way in which injustices were analyzed for the landmark Rodriguez case. The book goes on to describe the role…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Aid
Wood, R. Craig; Thompson, David C. – 1993
This book offers an overview of educational finance law and examines constitutional challenges to state aid plans. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to education finance litigation, including the early history of education finance litigation and early education finance theory. Chapter 2 discusses the states' responsibilities for providing equal…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Lindman, Erick L. – 1975
This is the first in a series of monographs on current issues, problems, and practices in school administration. It is intended to provide experienced school administrators with a general review and a fresh look at various problems of school finance; school board members, State legislators, and members of Congress with a better understanding of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Equalization Aid
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. Public Employee Dept. – 1989
Seventeen million people are employed in the delivery of government services in the United States, more than half of these in education, health care, and public safety. Others provide services related to defense, postal service, the environment, housing, and administration. Though 82 percent of public employees work for state and local government,…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices, Expenditures
Garms, Walter I.; And Others – 1978
Designed for use by students, policy-makers, educational administrators, social scientists, and lay citizens, this book analyzes three basic educational issues: the economics of education, the politics of educational finance, and the "new political economy" of education, which employs economic methods to study those governmental institutions…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Educational Economics, Educational Finance