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Thompson, Jeremy; Young, J. Kenneth; Shelton, Kaye – School Leadership Review, 2021
Policymakers and professional educators attempt to be good stewards of public funds while simultaneously raising expectations for student outcomes that reflect academic excellence in the public school system. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of Texas public school districts and the factors influencing the inefficiency of…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Public Schools, School Districts, Performance Factors
Garner, William T. – 1973
Eighth grade students, randomly assigned to three criterion performance levels, studied matrix algebra in three programed lessons. Student achievement, ability, time spent, and other measures were obtained; and minimal variance criterion performance levels, analogous to production isoquants, were attained. A Cobb-Douglas (log-linear) function was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Decision Making