School finance /

Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. This volume examines school finance, covering such varied issues as additional fees, charger schools, equity vs. adequacy, federal mandates and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Thro, William E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, ©2012.
Colección:Debating issues in American education ; volume 6.
Temas:
Education > United States > Finance.
EDUCATION > Finance.
Education > Finance
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Should local school districts be able to impose additional tases to provide additional educational resources?
  • Should states limit the indebtedness of local school districts?
  • Should the leadership of each individual school ahve the authority to determine how money is spent at that school?
  • Should states rely on local property taxes as a primary method of financing public schools?
  • Should the federal government condition federal funds for school districts on the implementation of federally mandated curricula?
  • Should the federal government pay all the costs of special education services?
  • When individual states require local school districts to provide gifted education, should the state pay all the costs?
  • Should schools base teacher salaries on student performance?
  • Should state courts adjudicate challenges to public schools' financing systems?
  • Do state constitutional provisions concerning education establish a judicially enforceable standard?
  • Should the courts ensure that student expenditures are substantially equal (the equity theory of school finance litigation)?
  • Should the courts ensure that every school district has sufficient funds to provide a quality education (the adequacy theory of school finance litigation)?
  • Should students pay additional fees to participate in extracurricular activities such as athletics or band?
  • Should school districts charge additional fees for academic programs such as advanced placement classes?
  • Should the state give vouchers to poor students to allow them to attend private schools?
  • Should the state give tax credits to parents who pay for their children to attend private schools?
  • Should the state create and fund charter schools that are not subject to the same standards and requirements as traditional schools?
  • Should students be required to engage in fund-raising activities as a condition of participating in certain activities or events?

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