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Books on: school funding

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Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses: Solving the Funding-Achievement Puzzle in America's Public Schools

Book by Eric A. Hanushek, Alfred A. Lindseth; Princeton University Press, 2009

Subjects:

Academic Achievement--United States, Public Schools--United States--Finance

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...per-pupil spending between school districts that cannot be readily...funding, with state and local funding usually making up at least...districts in many states. School districts that enjoy significant...more tax revenues for their schools than school districts that are property...
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Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California

Book by Ron Zimmer, Richard Buddin, Derrick Chau, Glenn Daley, Brian Gill, Cassandra Guarino, Laura Hamilton, Cathy Krop, Dan McCaffrey, Melinda Sandler, Dominic Brewer; Rand, 2003

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Charter Schools--California--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...J-200 data. CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING Conventional public schools in California generally receive funding through two means: (1...In contrast, charter schools are funded under the charter school funding model. 1 The charter school...
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To Run a School: Administrative Organization and Learning

Book by Christopher A. Simon; Praeger, 2001

Subjects:

Education And State--United States, Public Schools--United States--Administration, School Management And Organization--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...In many respects, school funding reflected the willingness...predominantly local funding made the public schools highly accountable...local financing of schools; it did not limit...explore remedies to funding disparities. Low tax...necessarily poorer school districts, and high...
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Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice

Book by Joy G. Dryfoos, Jane Quinn, Carol Barkin; Oxford University Press, 2005

Subjects:

Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.), Community Schools--New York (State)--New York

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...develop a critical mass of funding community through high...supporters within the school and accountability...fundraiser; helps school to look public relations...sulted and apprised of funding, and creatively at how...be school to generate funding helps determine how funds...
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Planning and Managing School Facilities

Book by Theodore J. Kowalski; Bergin and Garvey, 2002

Subjects:

School Facilities--United States--Planning, School Plant Management--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...search for equity in school funding. NCSL Education Partners...alternative for financing schools. School Business Affairs...Pierce, L. (1988). School finance and education...1998). Georgia schools tap new source for construction...liberry and equal- ity in funding school construction: Analysis...

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Journal Articles on: school funding

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Resources, Outcomes, and Funding of Public Schools

Journal article by William A. Testa, Surge Sen, Tommy Scheiding; Chicago Fed Letter, 1999

Subjects:

Education policy, Funding, Public schools, Quality of education, United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Outcomes, and Funding of Public Schools by William A...degree to which school spending and financial...reassess the current school funding mix of...discussed the impact of funding reform on schools in Illinois. Significant...changed K-12 school funding from a system that...formerly lowspending schools would improve student...
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President Bush's High School Reform: Proposed Funding Misses the Mark

Journal article by Christin M. Driscoll; Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, Vol. 97, 2005

Subjects:

Bush, George W, Education policy, Education reform, Federal funding, Presidents, School finance, Secondary education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...nations communities. High school reform is needed and welcome...education is working in high schools across the country. These...viewed as central to high school reform efforts, not something...easily dismantled to provide funding for new programs. Federal...endanger the very success in high schools the President seeks. A proposal...
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Connecting British Columbia (Canada) School Libraries and Student Achievement: a Comparison of Higher and Lower Performing Schools with Similar Overall Funding

Journal article by Ken Haycock; School Libraries Worldwide, Vol. 17, 2011

Subjects:

Academic achievement, Achievement tests, Associations, Educational attainment, Elementary schools, Government agencies, Information literacy, Librarians, Library resources, Reading, Reading comprehension, Research, School libraries, Studies, Teachers

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...model examined school library and test...district-based funding to public schools. Independent schools...analyze independent schools, which have variable per-student funding. Limitations...not control for school size or community...schools and public schools, or controlled for funding through results looking at public school performance only...
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School Funding Litigation: Who's Winning the War?

Journal article by John Dayton, Anne Dupre; Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 57, 2004

Subjects:

Economic policy, Equality, Litigation, Public schools, School finance, United States

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...Disagreements over school funding are as old as schools themselves, and...Funding for Urban Schools School funding cases commonly include...must be."140 H. Funding for Rural Schools In Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter...
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School Funding Ten Years after Michigan's Proposal A: Does Equity Equal Adequacy?

Journal article by Richard Mattoon; Chicago Fed Letter, 2004

Subjects:

Definitions, Education reform, Michigan, School finance, United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...allocated based on the school districts per pupil funding allowance and the number...enrolled. In the case of schools with falling enrollments...received additional funding to improve the physical condition of their schools. Whats next in school finance reform? The...improve the equity in funding across school districts...

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Magazine Articles on: school funding

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Bush's Post-katrina Funding Plan Inadequate, Says School Administrators Group

Magazine article; Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 22, October 6, 2005

Subjects:

American Association of School Administrators, Bush, George W, Educational vouchers, Federal funding, Hurricanes, Presidents, Public schools, School administration

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...attending private schools. The administration...9 billion in funding for public elementary and secondary school relief. "With...9 billion in funding for school relief falls far...5 billion these schools will truly need...need to reopen schools destroyed or damaged...the 2005-2006 school year. Although 93 percent of school funding comes from state...
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School Resource Officer Programs: Finding the Funding, Reaping the Benefits

Magazine article by Peter Finn; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 75, August 2006

Subjects:

Budgets, Community, Costs, Elementary schools, Funding, Law enforcement, Police, Problems, Schools, Students

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School Resource Officer...Programs: Finding the Funding, Reaping the Benefits...officers to the schools, we free up manpower...the elementary schools, school administrators...support continued funding.15 CONCLUSION...with juveniles and schools. Furthermore...sharing expenses with school districts and local...other sources of funding. In light of these...
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Advocacy Update: Routes to School Provide Funding

Magazine article by Richard J. Dolesh; Parks & Recreation, Vol. 40, December 2005

Subjects:

Federal funding, Federal legislation, Routes, School safety, Trails, Walkways

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...contains significant new funding for many park and recreation...Program that provides specific funding to states to administer programs...of kids walked or hiked to school; today exactly the reverse...program categories that provided funding for park and recreation...trails that lead to and from schools. Thus, we began to realize...
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Funding Gap Persists between Rich and Poor School Districts

Magazine article; American Teacher, Vol. 90, May/Jun 2006

Subjects:

Education, Federal funding, Poverty, Resource allocation, School districts, School finance

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Funding Gap Persists between Rich and Poor School Districts Most states spend...students, with a national funding gap of about $900 per student...adjustment is made, 38 states show funding gaps. "In far too many states...who need the most from our schools receive the least," says...
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Capitol View: Proposed Funding for President's High School Reform Plan Misses the Mark

Magazine article by Christin M. Driscoll; Techniques, Vol. 80, March 2005

Subjects:

Bush, George W, Education reform, Federal funding, Presidents, Proposals, Secondary schools, Vocational education

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...View: Proposed Funding for Presidents...laudable goal of high school reform. Career...making Americas high schools great places to...working in high schools across the country. High school reform is needed...dismantled to provide funding for new programs...success in high schools that the president...already helping high school students succeed...its recommended funding levels. Never...

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Newspaper Articles on: school funding

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School Funding Puts Gray under Fire; Charter Backers Criticize Mayor

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 30, 2011

Subjects:

Charter schools--Government finance, Education--Finance, Education--Government finance, Educational finance--Government finance, Gray, Vincent C., Mayors--Government finance

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

School Funding Puts Gray...WASHINGTON TIMES As funding for D.C. students and schools hang in the balance...to put charter school funding on par with traditional schools. Mr. Gray wont...reforming D.C. schools. Mr. Brown said...city officials and school reformers understand that education funding from Congress will...
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CALL FOR SCHOOL FUNDING RETHINK; Tory AM Concerned by Massive Variation in Spending across City

Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), February 12, 2010

Subjects:

Education--Finance, Educational finance, High schools

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

CALL FOR SCHOOL FUNDING RETHINK; Tory AM Concerned...Steffan Rhys THE way funding is provided to schools should be closely re...regulations. Every school receives a lump sum...factors which determine funding include the special educational needs of each schools pupils, as well as...
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Eugene's School Funding Crisis Is Worse Than You Think

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), October 21, 2010

Subjects:

Education--Finance, Educational finance, School districts

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Eugenes School Funding Crisis Is Worse Than...school year, the Eugenes School District is faced with...think that closing a few schools will solve the problem...teachers, the Eugene School District would have to let go 320 teachers from schools. Thats about 40 percent...are worried that your school is going to close...Children, which lobby for funding and intelligent politicians...
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Senate OKs School Funding

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), April 13, 2011

Subjects:

Education--Finance, Education--Government finance, Education--Laws, regulations and rules, Education--Political aspects, Educational finance--Government finance, Educational finance--Laws, regulations and rules, Educational finance--Political aspects, School districts--Government finance, School districts--Laws, regulations and rules, School districts--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...school districts. School districts also get...tax revenue and other funding. "Today is a significant...set the precedent for funding schools early in session...more reserve funds to schools during the 2012 legislative...improves we can boost school funding in 2012."
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Funding Fears for Revamp of Schools; Multi-Million Primary Rebuild Put on Hold amid Cash Threat

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), July 8, 2010

Subjects:

School construction

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the plug on Labours Building Schools Future programme which would...Education said a review of primary school funding would be complete by August...Liverpool programme concerned 21 schools covering the council wards...frozen She said: "To lose the funding for Building Schools for the...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: school funding

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Chile

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...won majorities in both houses of the Chilean congress. In June, 2006, Chile saw massive protests over secondary school funding, some of which resulted in clashes with the police, and in early 2007, there were significant protests in Santiago...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the 50 states has a free and public primary and secondary school system. There are also in the United States more than...many of which were overridden by Congress to provide funding for social programs. Ford also lacked broad support within...
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Adult Education

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...At the local level, public schools have been active in furnishing...for workers. Continuation schools for workers in Germany and...were common. The folk high school in Denmark, founded by Bishop...intellectual studies, and the Adult Schools of the Society of Friends...philosophy of the field. Federal funding and support for adult education...
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Bush, George Walker

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...tort laws and the welfare, public-school, and juvenile-justice systems...and quickly raised record campaign funding. Widely regarded as the favorite...won passage (May, 2005) of a war funding bill that did not include troop withdrawal...
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Parent Education

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...children at home and in the school. Much parent education is...and lobbying for educational funding. The organization has some...and overseas Defense Dept. schools. This number is down from...schools have active independent school-parents partnerships with...

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