Financing Public Schools

Kern Alexander is Excellence Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.Richard G. Salmon is Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.F. King Alexander is Professor in the College of Human Sciences and Education, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA.

"As the U.S. struggles to regain its economic stability, we are well served by this important reminder of education's foundational role in securing our nation's strength and well-being. Money, indeed, matters and mirrors what we value. As the authors remind us, these values are all too often caught up in the struggle between self-preservation and the common good."--Deborah Collins, Associate Director of The Leadership Alliance, Brown University"Financing Public Schools is not a traditional school finance book. There is a great need for educators to understand the value of education as a public good and a necessary precursor to a vibrant democracy; this text goes well past taxation, budgeting, and finance formulae to include thoughtful analysis and discussion of the public value of education, modern policies, and state politics." --Julie Underwood, Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, and Dean, School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Preface Ch 1: The Nature And Theory Of The Public School Ch 2: Fundamental Rights And State School Finance LitigationCh 3: The System And Public Schools Ch 4: Inequality Of Opportunity Ch 5: Education As An Investment In Human Capital Ch 6: The Politics Of School Finance Ch 7: Fiscal Capacity And Tax Effort In The Funding Of Public SchoolsCh 8: Taxation For Public Schools Ch 9: The Federal Role In Financing Education Ch 10: Teacher CompensationCh 11: Public Funding Of Private Schools: Charter Schools And VouchersCh 12: Education Production Functions: Whether Money MattersCh 13: Analyzing Equity And Adequacy Of State School FinanceCh 14: State School Funding MethodsCh 15: Financial Accounting Ch 16: Financing School FacilitiesCh 17: School Budget Development And AdministrationCh 18: Risk Management, Student Transportation, And School Food Services