Money and Schools

Faith Crampton, R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

394 Seiten

2015 | 6th New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-02505-9 (ISBN)

Infos

For both aspiring and experienced education leaders in school budgeting, finance, and resource management courses, Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, as well as a detailed examination of day-to-day funding operations. This accessible and engaging book offers strong connections to real-world experiences and detailed information on pre-K–12 funding history, concepts, and current operations.


New to this edition:
• Cutting edge research on the relationship of money and student learning outcomes, alterations to state aid distribution formulas, new federal education initiatives, and a changing landscape in school finance litigation.
• New concepts that have gained traction since the last edition of the book, including school choice and privatization, Common Core State Standards, value-added teacher evaluation, and growth of online options at the K–12 level.
• Updated end-of-chapter activities and additional resources that are aligned with the key concepts and content of each chapter.
• Online instructor resources

Autor

Faith E. Crampton is an education consultant serving as President and CEO of Crampton & Associates and retired as Associate Professor of Education Finance and Policy in the Department of Administrative Leadership at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. R. Craig Wood is Professor of Educational Administration & Policy at the University of Florida and Chair of the National Education Finance Conference. David C. Thompson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at Kansas State University, where he holds the Elvon G. Skeen Endowed Chair for Education.

Inhalt

About the Authors


Preface


Acknowledgments





Part I: Overview of Broad Concepts





1 Schools, Values, and Money


2 Funding Schools: A Policy Perspective


3 Basic Funding Structures





　


Part II: Operationalizing School Money





4 School Funds Accountability and Professionalism


5 Budget Planning


6 Budgeting for Personnel


7 Budgeting for Instruction


8 Budgeting for Student Activities


9 Budgeting for School Infrastructure


10 Budgeting for Transportation and Food Service


11 Legal Liability and Risk Management





Part III: A View of the Future





12 Site-Based Leadership


13 The Future of School Funding

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2015
• Zusatzinfo: Follow last edition; 21 Tables, black and white
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 843 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-138-02505-4 / 1138025054
• ISBN-13: 978-1-138-02505-9 / 9781138025059
• Zustand: Neuware