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

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 379.1210973
• Soggetto topico: Education - United States - Finance; Education - Finance - Law and legislation - United States; Education - Finance - Political aspects - United States; Education and state - United States
• Altri autori: DeMossKaren WongKenneth K. <1955->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Money, politics, and law
• ISBN: 1-317-92776-1; 1-315-85546-1; 1-317-92777-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790555203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Yearbook of the American Education Finance Association ; ; 2004.