Educational Inequality and School Finance: Why Money Matters for America’s Students

Synopsis

In Educational Inequality And School Finance, Bruce Baker, A Scholar Of Education Finance And The Economics Of Education, Offers A Comprehensive Examination Of How U.s. Public Schools Receive And Spend Money.-- Why Money Matters -- School Finance 101? -- Money Myths And Misdirections -- How Schools Use Money -- School Finance Reforms And Results -- State Funding Formulas And District Disparities -- The Erosion Of Equity And Adequacy -- Evaluating Education Innovations -- Applying High-quality Cost Analysis To School Finance Policy -- Equitable, Adequate, And Sustainable School Funding. Bruce D. Baker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.