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Download full textAdams, Jacob E., Jr. – 1994
This paper was commissioned at the request of Kentucky's governor, who wished to ascertain whether state educational costs could be reduced by consolidating small school districts. The issue arises in the context of Kentucky's ongoing efforts to implement the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 in the face of increasing state fiscal constraints.…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Efficiency
Peer reviewedAdams, Jacob E., Jr. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1994
Analysis of comparative case studies in four high- and low-wealth school districts in Kentucky indicates that, following recent school finance reform initiatives, expenditures increased in all districts but that spending patterns changed only incrementally. Nonprogramatic financial reporting masks the extent to which reform dollars are supporting…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance)
