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The education mayor [[electronic resource] ] : improving America's schools / / Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.]
| The education mayor [[electronic resource] ] : improving America's schools / / Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.1/530973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WongKenneth K. <1955-> |
| Collana | American governance and public policy |
| Soggetto topico |
School management and organization - United States
School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States Education, Urban - United States Mayors - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-58901-436-7
1-4356-2755-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The historical and political context of integrated governance -- The new style education mayors -- Evaluating the effects of mayoral control -- Integrated governance as a strategy to improve school performance -- Considering the gap between high and low performing schools -- Accountability and urban high schools : the challenge of improving instructional practices -- Toward strategic deployment of resources -- The political dynamics in building public support for education -- Mayoral governance of schools as laboratories of democracy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451808703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The education mayor [[electronic resource] ] : improving America's schools / / Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.]
| The education mayor [[electronic resource] ] : improving America's schools / / Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.1/530973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WongKenneth K. <1955-> |
| Collana | American governance and public policy |
| Soggetto topico |
School management and organization - United States
School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States Education, Urban - United States Mayors - United States |
| ISBN |
1-58901-436-7
1-4356-2755-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The historical and political context of integrated governance -- The new style education mayors -- Evaluating the effects of mayoral control -- Integrated governance as a strategy to improve school performance -- Considering the gap between high and low performing schools -- Accountability and urban high schools : the challenge of improving instructional practices -- Toward strategic deployment of resources -- The political dynamics in building public support for education -- Mayoral governance of schools as laboratories of democracy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778224703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The education mayor : improving America's schools / / Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.]
| The education mayor : improving America's schools / / Kenneth K. Wong ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.1/530973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WongKenneth K. <1955-> |
| Collana | American governance and public policy |
| Soggetto topico |
School management and organization - United States
School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States Education, Urban - United States Mayors - United States |
| ISBN |
9781589014367
1589014367 9781435627550 1435627555 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The historical and political context of integrated governance -- The new style education mayors -- Evaluating the effects of mayoral control -- Integrated governance as a strategy to improve school performance -- Considering the gap between high and low performing schools -- Accountability and urban high schools : the challenge of improving instructional practices -- Toward strategic deployment of resources -- The political dynamics in building public support for education -- Mayoral governance of schools as laboratories of democracy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910972637103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.1210973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DeMossKaren
WongKenneth K. <1955-> |
| Collana | American Education Finance Association Money, politics and law |
| Soggetto topico |
Education - United States - Finance
Education - Finance - Law and legislation - United States Education - Finance - Political aspects - United States Education and state - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-317-92776-1
1-315-85546-1 1-317-92777-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452555503321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379.1210973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DeMossKaren
WongKenneth K. <1955-> |
| Collana | American Education Finance Association Money, politics and law |
| Soggetto topico |
Education - United States - Finance
Education - Finance - Law and legislation - United States Education - Finance - Political aspects - United States Education and state - United States |
| ISBN |
1-317-92776-1
1-315-85546-1 1-317-92777-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790555203321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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