Jeff Swensson, Lynn Lehman, John Ellis

The Thief in the Classroom

How School Funding Is Misdirected, Disconnected, and Ideologically Aligned

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Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9781475860276
• ISBN-10: 1475860277
• Artikelnr.: 60895988

Autorenporträt

By Jeff Swensson; Lynn Lehman and John Ellis

Inhaltsangabe

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