418 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

418 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

418 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity in a way that is clear, precise, and engaging. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, an understanding of the underlying economic, social, legal, and political principles that drive how... Read more

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, Performance and Professionalism, 5. Budget Planning, 6. Budgeting for Human Resources, 7. Budgeting for Instruction, 8. Budgeting for Student Activities, 9. Budgeting for School Infrastructure, 10. Budgeting for Transportation and Food Services, 11. Budgeting for Legal Liability and Risk Management, Part III: A View of the Future, 12. Trends and the Future of School Funding

Biography

R. Craig Wood is Professor Emeritus of Educational Administration at the University of Florida, USA.

David C. Thompson is Skeen Endowed Chair in Education and Professor of Educational Leadership and Distinguished Research Fellow in the National Education Finance Academy at Kansas State University, USA.

Jeffrey A. Maiden is Senior Researcher and Director of the Institute for the Study of Education Finance and Professor of Educational Administration, Curriculum, and Supervision at the University of Oklahoma, USA.