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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790555203321

Titolo

Money, politics, and law : intersections and conflicts in the provision of educational opportunity, 2004 yearbook of the American Education Finance Association / / [edited by] Karen DeMoss and Kenneth K. Wong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-317-92776-1

1-315-85546-1

1-317-92777-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

American Education Finance Association  Money, politics and law

Altri autori (Persone)

DeMossKaren

WongKenneth K. <1955->

Disciplina

379.1210973

Soggetti

Education - United States - Finance

Education - Finance - Law and legislation - United States

Education - Finance - Political aspects - United States

Education and state - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by Eye On Education.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Editors and Contributors; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Twenty-First Century Education Finance: Equity, Adequacy, and the Emerging Challenge of Linking Resources to Performance; Introduction; A "Black Lightning" Version of the Evolution of Modern Education Finance; Equity I: How it Used to Be; Equity II: The Shift to Adequacy as a Reform Argument; Measuring "Equity," a Baseline for Comparison; How Equity II, "Adequacy," Alters the Empirical and Evidentiary Landscape; Standards; Instructional Delivery and Costs

How Performance Funding Expands the Empirical and Evidentiary EnvelopeWhat to Measure and Where to Set the "Bar"; Effectiveness of Incentives; Legal Considerations; Conclusion; The Ultimate Challenge; References; 2 Politics and the Meaning of Adequacy: States Work to Integrate the Concept into K to 12 School Finance; Introduction; Experience with Adequacy Studies in the States; A Context for Adequacy Studies-The Historical Perspective; West Virginia; Kentucky; Colorado; Adequacy Studies Initiated by State Political Leaders;



Maryland; Kansas; Adequacy Resulting from Litigation; Wyoming; Ohio

Adequacy Studies Initiated by Education and Business OrganizationsMontana; Missouri; Conclusions; References; 3 Politics of Plaintiffs and Defendants; Introduction; Values, Funding, and Opportunity: Political Conflux in Education; Change Drivers in Education; Issues in Litigation; Conclusion; 4 Political Contexts and Education Finance Litigation: Toward a Methodology for Comparative State-Level Analyses ; Introduction; Toward a Merged Statistical and Case Study Methodology; Selecting a Statistical Method; Measures for Statistical Clusters; Economic Factors; Educational Factors

Demographic and Educational Challenge FactorsThe Cluster Models; Finance Case Issues; Discussion of Findings; State Political Ideology; Judicial Politics; Conclusions and Implications; Research and Policy Implications; Methodological Implications; References; 5 When the Legislative Process Fails: The Politics of Litigation in School Infrastructure Funding Equity; Introduction; Litigation and Education Funding Reform: An Overview; Selected State Case Studies; West Virginia; New Jersey; Arizona; Texas; Ohio; Wyoming; Conclusion: Political Lessons; References

6 Toward Stronger Accountability in Federal Title I: Fiscal Implications in the Implementation of the No Child Left Behind ActIntroduction; Title I Appropriations; Title I Funding Formula Changes; Title I Funding Appropriations; NCLB Accountability Mechanisms; Annual Testing; Parental Choice; Schoolwide Initiatives; Conclusion; References; 7 Funding Special Education and the IDEA: Promises, Promises; Introduction; The IDEA and Funding; Spending on Special Education Services; Special Education Finance Reform: Effective Funding Formulas

Impact of Increasing Costs for Federally Mandated Special Education Services on Regular Education Students

Sommario/riassunto

This yearbook offers research and insights to stimulate thought, inform debates, and explore future research directions.