Funding disparities between states and districts have been repeatedly documented, but scholars have put much less focus on resource inequities at the school level, a crucial gap in the research. In this study, I investigate school-level fiscal decision making in New York City public schools, a district that provides a unique look into expenditures…

In this article, the authors present the results of a research study in which they used two national datasets to construct and examine a model that estimates relative faculty instructional costs for specific undergraduate degree programs and also identifies differences in these costs by region and institutional type. They conducted this research…

Discusses the differences between the federal government's Revised Handbook II and the original Handbook II, and discusses the development and operation of a program accounting system for schools that is compatible with Revised Handbook II. (JG)

Examines alternative approaches to financing educational capital outlay, particularly equipment purchases for vocational education programs. Discusses the magnitude of capital outlay expenditures and considers the merits of various current state practices in the area of aid for capital expenditures. (Author/JG)