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Financing Schools for High Performance - Strategies for Improving the Use of Educational Resources

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor ALLAN ODDEN is professor of educational administration and policy at the University of Wisconsin?Madison and codirector of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education. He is the editor of Rethinking School Finance (Jossey-Bass, 1992). CAROLYN BUSCH is an education finance advisor to Governor Locke in Washington State. Previously she worked as a research associate at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Wisconsin?Madison. Klappentext This essential resource provides a roadmap for redirecting school funds in ways that will dramatically improve student performance. Lead author Allan Odden3/4one of the nation's foremost scholars in school finance3/4offers a vision of finance reform that will give local schools more control over their budgets and ultimately boost student performance. Allan Odden and Carolyn Busch look at the inefficiencies in current education spending, examine varied approaches to school-based financing, and offer recommendations for restructuring financing systems to meet ambitious reform goals. In addition, they propose ways to make funding more equitable across districts, outline the various elements that make school-based management work, and describe the key roles and responsibilities for the district even in a decentralized system. Financing Schools for High Performance is filled with examples of creative finance structures, formulas, and actual school budgets that support student learning and rigorous instructional programs. It will prove to be an indispensable aid for state, district, and school-level administrators. Zusammenfassung This essential new resource shows how educators can use existing dollars effectively and productively. The key lies in creating finance systems that give schools greater control over their budgets?allowing more resources to flow directly to teachers and students. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION. How the Education Dollar Is Spent. The Case for Decentralized School Management. APPROACHES TO SCHOOL-BASED FINANCING. The Case for Charter Schools. A State-to-School Model from Australia. School-Based Financing in England. RECOMMENDATIONS. A Better Financing Framework. Reallocating Education Dollars to Improve Results. New Roles and Responsibilities for the District. Summary: Putting Money Where it Matters Most....

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Authors Carolyn Busch, Busch C, Busch C., Odden, a Odden, Allan Odden, Allan Busch Odden
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 20.03.1998
 
EAN 9780787940607
ISBN 978-0-7879-4060-7
No. of pages 304
Series Jossey-Bass Education
Subject Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system

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