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Download full textHadderman, Margaret – 1999
This digest in Spanish discusses a contemporary rationale for decentralizing fiscal decisions through school-based budgeting (SBB). It comments on procedural, legal, and equity considerations; reviews several studies of SBB implementation in urban districts; and identifies emerging policy and research directions. The rationale behind SBB includes…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decentralization, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Hadderman, Margaret – 1999
This digest discusses a contemporary rationale for decentralizing fiscal decisions through school-based budgeting (SBB). It comments on procedural, legal, and equity considerations; reviews several studies of SBB implementation in urban districts; and identifies emerging policy and research directions. The rationale behind SBB includes the finding…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decentralization, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Picus, Lawrence O. – 2000
School finance has traditionally concentrated on the distribution of resources to school districts, focusing primarily on the equitable distribution of funds within a state. In recent years, more attention has been paid to the issue of productivity--how effectively school districts use the funds they receive to provide education to students. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures
Picus, Lawrence O. – 2000
School finance has traditionally concentrated on the distribution of resources to school districts, focusing primarily on the equitable distribution of funds within a state. In recent years, more attention has been paid to the issue of productivity-how effectively school districts use the funds they receive to provide education to students. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditures
Renchler, Ron – 1993
Many programs have tried to offset the problems with which many children of low socioeconomic status (SES) enter public schools. Some of these programs have attempted to better prepare preschool children for school, while others have tried to help children already struggling in school. The United States has one of the highest child-poverty rates…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Renchler, Ron – 1992
Issues in school funding inequities are discussed in this Digest, which points out that funding inequity exists among inner-city, rural, and urban schools. The extent of the disparities that exist in per-pupil spending between wealthy and poor school districts within states is described. Reasons for funding inequities include the built-in inequity…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities
Waggaman, John S. – 1992
This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title. It reviews the need to better manage higher education expenses in light of budget cuts and reductions in appropriations and other public services. It is noted that tuition, although increasing, has been increasing at a slower rate since 1981. Also, faculty salaries have not…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Colleges, Costs
