Thief in the Classroom - How School Funding Is Misdirected, Disconnected, Ideologically

The purpose of this book is to put in focus the contemporary disparities, and future possibilities, of funding for US public education.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
ONE-Dollars and Sense: The Basics of Public School Funding for Educational Programs
TWO-Grab Bag Funding: Promises, Problems, and Prizes
THREE-A Case Study: Weeds in Indiana's School Funding Field
FOUR-What Does School Funding Pay For?
FIVE-Are We Really Paying for What We Get?
SIX-Public Education Is a Test
SEVEN-The Magic and the Consequences of School Funding
EIGHT-The Thief in the Classroom
NINE-Funding for Public Education: Is There a Bottom Line?
TEN-To Catch a Thief
References
Index

About the author

By Jeff Swensson; Lynn Lehman and John Ellis

Summary

The purpose of this book is to put in focus the contemporary disparities, and future possibilities, of funding for US public education.

Product details

• Authors: John Ellis, Ellis John, Lynn Lehman, Jeff Swensson, Jeff Lehman Swensson
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781475860276
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6027-6
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / Facility Management, Organization & management of education, Educational strategies & policy, Educational administration & organization