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Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity in a way that is clear, precise, and engaging. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, an understanding of the underlying economic, social, legal, and political principles that drive how schools are funded, as well as a detailed examination of day-to-day funding operations. Rich pedagogical features include chapter drivers, point/counterpoint discussions, case studies, portfolio exercises, and web and recommended resources. This accessible and engaging book offers strong connections to real-world experiences and detailed information on preK–12 funding history, concepts, and current operations for both aspiring and experienced education leaders in school budgeting, finance, and resource management courses.New to this edition:Coverage of new concepts and trends, such as the political economy and culture of public education.Inclusion of cutting-edge research on the impacts of money on student learning outcomes.Expanded chapter-by-chapter annotations and recommended resources that point readers to other resources and explain key concepts in greater detail.New online supplemental downloads, including updated PowerPoints for Instructors and chapter-based interactive figures for download.

Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity in a way that is clear, precise, and engaging. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, an understanding of the underlying economic, social, legal, and political principles that drive how schools are funded, as well as a detailed examination of day-to-day funding operations. Rich pedagogical features include chapter drivers, point/counterpoint discussions, case studies, portfolio exercises, and web and recommended resources. This accessible and engaging book offers strong connections to real-world experiences and detailed information on preK–12 funding history, concepts, and current operations for both aspiring and experienced education leaders in school budgeting, finance, and resource management courses.New to this edition:Coverage of new concepts and trends, such as the political economy and culture of public education.Inclusion of cutting-edge research on the impacts of money on student learning outcomes.Expanded chapter-by-chapter annotations and recommended resources that point readers to other resources and explain key concepts in greater detail.New online supplemental downloads, including updated PowerPoints for Instructors and chapter-based interactive figures for download.

The National Education Finance Academy (NEFA) has completed a project providing a one- of-a-kind practical book on funding P-12 education in the United States. The book, entitled Funding Public Schools in the United States and Indian Country is a single volume with a clear and short chapter about each state. Approximately 50% of chapters are authored by university faculty who are members of NEFA; approximately 25% of chapters are authored by state department of education officials and/or state school board association officials; and the remaining 25% of chapters are authored by ASBO affiliate states.Each chapter contains information about:• Each state’s aid formula background;• Basic support program description and operation (the state aid formula) including how school aid is apportioned (e.g., state appropriations, local tax contributions, cost share ratios, and more);• Supplemental funding options relating to how school districts raise funds attached to or above the regular state aid scheme;• Compensatory programs operated in school districts and how those are funded and aided;• Categorical programs operated in school districts and how those are funded and aided;• Any funding supports for transportation operations;• Any funding supports for physical facilities and operations; and• Other state aids not covered in the above list.

The National Education Finance Academy (NEFA) has completed a project providing a one- of-a-kind practical book on funding P-12 education in the United States. The book, entitled Funding Public Schools in the United States and Indian Country is a single volume with a clear and short chapter about each state. Approximately 50% of chapters are authored by university faculty who are members of NEFA; approximately 25% of chapters are authored by state department of education officials and/or state school board association officials; and the remaining 25% of chapters are authored by ASBO affiliate states.Each chapter contains information about:• Each state’s aid formula background;• Basic support program description and operation (the state aid formula) including how school aid is apportioned (e.g., state appropriations, local tax contributions, cost share ratios, and more);• Supplemental funding options relating to how school districts raise funds attached to or above the regular state aid scheme;• Compensatory programs operated in school districts and how those are funded and aided;• Categorical programs operated in school districts and how those are funded and aided;• Any funding supports for transportation operations;• Any funding supports for physical facilities and operations; and• Other state aids not covered in the above list.

The National Education Finance Academy has once again convened university faculty members, state-level administrators, officials from state level chapters of the Association of School Business Officials, and others to provide a single-volume reference of school funding mechanisms for each of the states, the District of Columbia, Indian Country, and the US territories.This volume supplements the annual “state-of-the-state” profiles produced by the National Education Finance Academy so that educators, policymakers, and researchers can have access to accurate and concise information on how K12 education functions are supported across multiple jurisdictions. In addition, each profile addresses state level efforts to provide education funding to support schools during the COVID- 19 pandemic.The second edition expands upon groundbreaking work in the first edition, which for the first time reported comprehensively on the multiple jurisdictions and mechanisms impacting funding for Native American students, by also reporting on policies and funding mechanisms for public schools in US Territories.