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UNINA9910964420903321 |
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Autore |
Thompson David C. <1951-, > |
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Titolo |
Money and schools / / David C. Thompson, Faith E. Crampton, R. Craig Wood |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-315-85619-0 |
1-317-92996-9 |
1-317-92995-0 |
1-280-99478-9 |
9786613766397 |
1-61442-187-0 |
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Edizione |
[Fifth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CramptonFaith E |
WoodR. Craig |
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Soggetti |
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School budgets - United States |
Schools - United States - Accounting |
Education - United States - Finance |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 2012 by Eye on Education. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Supplemental Downloads for Students and Professors; Table of Contents; Foreword to the Fifth Edition; Overview; Who We Are; The Current Context; What's New in this Edition?; Who Should Read This Book; What You Should Expect from this Book ; What this Book Doesn't Do; How Should You Read this Book?; How Can You Learn More?; Part I: Overview of Broad Concepts; 1 Schools, Values, and Money; The Challenge; Chapter Drivers; The Context of Public Education Today; What are Schools Becoming?; Where did Schools Come From? |
What Should Schools be doing? What are Schools Capable of Doing? ; What is the Effect of Money on Schools? ; What Happens When Schools Get More (or Less) Money?; Where Public Schools may be headed ; Point-Counterpoint; Case Study; Portfolio Exercises; Web Resources; Recommended Reading; 2 Funding Schools: A Policy Perspective; The |
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Challenge; Chapter Drivers; A More Expansive View; What Is the Scope of Education Finance in America?; Revenue Growth for Schools; How Are Education and Economics Related?; Economics Defined; Education as an Economic and Social Good; Education and Human Capital |
Education and National Economic HealthEducation and Individual Benefits; Social and Economic Efficiencies of Education; Returns on Educational Investment; Education and Economic Growth; Rate-of-Return Studies; Education and Socioeconomic Investment; What Is the Structure of School Governance in America?; Brief Historical Roots of American Education; Development of School Organization in America; From Where Do Schools Derive Fiscal Support?; Federal Support for Schools; Federalism and Defense Education; Federalism and Higher Education; Federalist Justice and Education |
State Support for SchoolsLocal Support for Schools; What Constitutes Adequate and Equitable Funding for Schools?; Origins of School Funding Challenges; Federal Origins; The Early Federal Case; The Rodriguez Case; Subsequent Federal Litigation; State Origins; The Serrano Case; Subsequent Failures in State Litigation; Subsequent Successes in State Litigation; Can Schools Serve Economics, Equality, Productivity, and Liberty?; Point-Counterpoint; Case Study; Portfolio Exercises; Web Resources; Recommended Reading; 3 Basic Funding Structures; The Challenge; Chapter Drivers |
The Context of Funding SchoolsWhat Is the Overarching Tax System?; What Is the Federal Tax System?; What Is the State Tax System?; What Is the Local Tax System?; Tax System Summary; Funding for Schools; The Development of Fair State Aid Formulas; Flat Grants; Equalization Grants; Multitier Grants; Full State Funding Grants; Adjustments to Basic Formulas; Need Equalization; Cost Equalization; How Do States Fund Schools?; Are There Innovations on the Horizon?; Point-Counterpoint; Case Study; Portfolio Exercises; Web Resources; Recommended Reading; Part II: Operationalizing School Money |
4 School Funds: Accountability and Professionalism |
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In the new edition of this essential, all-inclusive text, the authors provide more important research for future principals and others enrolled in graduate-level school finance courses. Written in a style that is highly readable, the book offers strong connections to real-world experiences. Readers get both a broad overview of funding concepts and a detailed examination of daily funding operations and will come away with a deep understanding of the relationship between money and student achievement. New to this edition:Current research on the impact of money on student learning outcomes, New c |
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UNINA9910961294003321 |
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Titolo |
Institutional failures : Duke lacrosse, universities, the media, and the legal system / / edited by Howard M. Wasserman |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-58885-4 |
1-317-11578-3 |
1-317-11577-5 |
1-282-94823-7 |
9786612948237 |
0-7546-9724-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Prosecutorial misconduct - North Carolina - Durham |
Malicious accusation - North Carolina - Durham |
Rape - Investigation - North Carolina - Durham |
Mass media and criminal justice - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Overview; 1 An Institutional Perspective on the Duke Lacrosse Case; Part II Legal System; 2 When Good Prosecutors Go Bad: From Prosecutorial Discretion to Prosecutorial Misconduct; 3 Duke Lacrosse, Prosecutorial Misconduct, and the Limits of the Civil Justice System; Part III Duke University and American Higher Education; 4 The Perils of Academic Groupthink; 5 The Duke Lacrosse Saga: Administration versus Students and Faculty, among Others; 6 In the Shadow of Duke: College Sport and the Academy Divided; Part IV News Media |
7 Justice Delayed8 Not Just Sloppy Journalism, but a Profound Ethical Failure: Media Coverage of the Duke Lacrosse Case; 9 Covering the Notorious Case: Narrative and the Need for Sensationalism Done Well; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The authors of this new collection argue that the many disparate facets |
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of the now-infamous Duke University lacrosse controversy are best understood in the context of the three major socio-legal institutions in which this drama played out: the legal system, the American university, and the news media. These essays consider the role these institutions played in this case, and the lessons it might teach about the appropriate conduct and function of each of them. |
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