Where Does the Money Go? : Resource Allocation in Elementary and Secondary Schools Book

Preface - Lawrence O Picus Why Do We Need to Know What Money Buys? - Lawrence O Picus and Minaz B Fazel Research on Resource Allocation Patterns in Elementary and Secondary Schools The Quest for Equalized Mediocrity - Eric A Hanushek School Finance Reform without Consideration of School Performance Money Does Matter - Richard D Laine, Rob Greenwald, and Larry V Hedges A Research Synthesis of a New Universe of Education Production Function Studies Does Equal Funding for Districts Mean Equal Funding for Classroom Students? - Linda Hertert Evidence from California Beyond District-Level Expenditures - Yasser A Nakib Schooling Resource Allocation and Use in Florida Bringing Money to the Classroom - Sheree T Speakman et al A Systemic Resource Allocations Model Applied to the New York City Public Schools Allocating Resources to Influence Teacher Retention - Neil D Theobald and R Mark Gritz Stretching the Tax Dollar - David M Anderson Increasing Efficiency in Urban and Rural Schools The Allocation of Educational Resources and School Finance Equity in Ohio - Thomas B Timar Resource Allocation Patterns within School Finance Litigation Strategies - R Craig Wood and Jeffrey Maiden Redefining School-Based Budgeting for High-Involvement - Priscilla Wohlstetter and Amy Van Kirk The Politics of School-Level Finance Data and State Policy Making - Carolyn D Herrington Implications for Policy - James W Guthrie What Might Happen in American Education If It Were Known How Money Actually Is Spent?