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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961325303321

Autore

Adsit Tim L. <1948->

Titolo

Cutting costs and generating revenue in education / / Tim L. Adsit and George Murdock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011

ISBN

979-82-16-30815-7

1-283-08480-5

9786613084804

1-60709-899-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MurdockGeorge <1942->

AdsitTim L. <1948->

Disciplina

371.2/06

Soggetti

Education - United States - Finance

Education - United States - Cost control

School management and organization - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in partnership with the Association of School Business Officials International."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Problem of Declining Funds for Schools; 2 Cost-Saving Tips for District and School-Level Administration; 3 Cost-Saving Tips for Instructional Services; 4 Cost-Saving Tips for Support Services; 5 Cost-Saving Tips for Community Colleges; 6 Generating Alternative Revenue Sources in Education; 7 A Very Brief Summary; Appendix A: AEPA School Purchasing Cooperative Members; Appendix B: A Survey Instrument: Cost-Cutting and Revenue-Generating Ideas to Use with Staff, Advisory Groups, and Community Members

Appendix C: Submit Your Own Creative Ideas for Cutting Costs and Generating RevenuesReferences; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Much has been written about how to achieve new expectations in the realm of student achievement. Much has also been written about the need for accountability and the restructuring of how education dollars are spent. Unfortunately, most of the input regarding the need for 'belt-tightening' is unaccompanied by any tangible solutions or



suggestions and results only in hollow rhetoric or convenient political sound bytes. Tim Adsit and George Murdock's journey into meaningful avenues for cost-savings in public education is clearly an exception. In this book, readers will find many practical ideas f