Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, author of the popular Education Week blog Rick Hess Straight Up, and coeditor of Common Core Meets Education Reform and Private Enterprise and Public Education. Brandon L. Wright is the editorial director of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
Contents Acknowledgmentsvii Introduction1 Brandon L. Wright PART I: WHERE WE ARE9 1.American Schools Look to a Challenging Funding Future11 Matthew Ladner 2.How to Address the Rising Cost of Employee Benefits19 Chad Aldeman 3.The Relationship Between School Funding and Student Outcomes35 Adam Tyner PART II: THE WAY FORWARD53 4.Schools and Systems That Are Getting More Bang for Their Buck55 Michael Q. McShane 5.How the Would You Rather Test Can Help with School Finance Decisions69 Marguerite Roza 6.Rethinking School Staffing89 Bryan Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel PART III: GETTING STARTED111 7.Bridging the Technological Divide (for Good): How Public Education Leaders Can Successfully Integrate Technology, Without Breaking the Bank113 Scott Milam, Carrie Stewart, and Katie Morrison-Reed 8.Breaking the Vise of Declining Enrollment125 Karen Hawley Miles 9.Cost-Effective Special Education: Good for the Budget, Great for Kids145 Nathan Levenson Conclusion161 Frederick M. Hess About the Contributors169 Index173