Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy

Helen F. Ladd, Margaret E. Goertz, Helen F. Ladd, Margaret E. Goertz

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781135041052
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Sponsored by the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), the second edition of this groundbreaking handbook assembles in one place the existing research-based knowledge in education finance and policy, with particular attention to elementary and secondary education. Chapters from the first edition have been fully updated and revised to reflect current developments, new policies, and recent research. With new chapters on teacher evaluation, alternatives to traditional public schooling, and cost-benefit analysis, this volume provides a readily available current resource for anyone involved in education finance and policy.

The Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy traces the evolution of the field from its initial focus on school inputs and revenue sources used to finance these inputs, to a focus on educational outcomes and the larger policies used to achieve them. Chapters show how decision making in school finance inevitably interacts with decisions about governance, accountability, equity, privatization, and other areas of education policy. Because a full understanding of important contemporary issues requires inputs from a variety of perspectives, the Handbook draws on contributors from a number of disciplines. Although many of the chapters cover complex, state-of-the-art empirical research, the authors explain key concepts in language that non-specialists can understand. This comprehensive, balanced, and accessible resource provides a wealth of factual information, data, and wisdom to help educators improve the quality of education in the United States.

Index

Page numbers in italics indicate figures and tables. Page numbers followed by “n” indicate endnotes.

A

Aaronson, D. 402

Abbott v. Burke 288–9

Abdulkadiroglu, A. 97, 435

Abecedarian project 517–18

ability standard 233

absenteeism 626

absorption capability 632

Abu-Ghaida, D. 304

academic achievement see student achievement

Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) 647

Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) 647–8

access: Chile 454–5; Cleveland 449; Colombia 453; District of Columbia 449; Education for All 299–303; India 455–6; Milwaukee 448; vouchers 451–2

accountability: agency theory and 34–5; balanced 83–4; disadvantaged students 553–9; as educational goal 83–4; Efficiency and 13, 14; market-based 557–9; “new” 49; performance-based 73; philanthropy and 347; productivity in education research 135, 136; special education 579; standards-based 135, 136; test-based 553–7; transient students 633–4; see also school accountability

achievement gaps: about 491; Asian-white 497, 499; between-school versus within-school patterns 502–3; causes 513–15; changes as children progress through school 496–500; changes over time 492–6; future research 505–6; growth across achievement range 500–1; Hispanic-white 493, 494, 495, 497, 498–9, 502; income and 495, 497, 500; labor market effects of 503–5; linguistic minorities 586–7, 587; Mexican-white 494, 495; parental education level and 493, 494, 495–6, 497, 499–500; socioeconomic 493, 494, 495–6, 497, 499–500; socioeconomic status and 501–2; see also black-white achievement gaps; early childhood

adequacy: application of 257n10; calculations, updating 254; defined 244; educational finance reform litigation 47–9, 48–9, 281; educational goals 80; evidence-based approach 250–1; fi...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Section I Perspectives on Education Finance and Policy
• Section II Making Money Matter
• Section III Promoting Equity and Adequacy
• Section IV Changing Patterns of Governance and Finance
• Section V Educational Markets and Decentralization
• Section VI Race, Ses, and Achievement Gaps
• Section VII Special Circumstances
• Contributors
• Index