Download or read book Indiana s New and Somewhat Improved K 12 School Finance System School Choice Issues in the State written by Susan L. Aud and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education finance policy has become an urgent concern in many state legislatures. Demands for greater equity and accountability have forced states to review, and in many cases to revise, the method by which schools are funded. This study sheds light on Indiana's financing of public K-12 education by providing a clear explanation of the components of its funding formulas, including the revisions just enacted by the state legislature, and comparing the system's key features to those of school funding systems in neighboring Midwest states. While the recent changes made by the legislature are an improvement on the previous funding formula, Indiana's school finances are still needlessly complex and obscure. During the most recent legislative session, two of the most basic components of the funding formula--the way the state counts students and the way it determines the amount of revenue for each student--were somewhat simplified. Nonetheless, serious problems of transparency, accountability, and equity remain to be addressed. Two appendices are included: (1) Indiana Revised Per-Student Revenue Formula and the Indiana State Budget for Elementary and Secondary Education. (Contains 12 tables and 34 endnotes.).
Download or read book K 12 Education Finance written by Anthony Rolle and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education finance researchers tend to organize their thoughts on important issues by considering one of the four foundational perspectives: equity, efficiency, liberty, and adequacy. The six essays presented in this special edition of the Peabody Journal of Education base their work within the context of the four pillars and present new directions for future research. While some of the articles isolate a concept for closer scrutiny, others draw attention to more interactive aspects of the pillars in question. Each article leaves the reader with important information and insightful questions about both the usuage and efficacy of education finance policies.
Download or read book What Do Indiana Voters Say about K 12 Education School Choice written by Foundation for Educational Choice and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Indiana K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by The Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research Incorporated (BRI), measures Indiana registered voters' awareness and opinions on a range of K-12 education issues. "What Do Indiana Voters Say about K-12 Education & School Choice?" reports the "levels" and "gaps" of voter opinion, knowledge, and awareness when asked about issues in K-12 education and school choice reforms. (Contains 1 footnote.).
Download or read book The Education Gap written by William G. Howell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006-02-14 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The voucher debate has been both intense and ideologically polarizing, in good part because so little is known about how voucher programs operate in practice. In The Education Gap, William Howell and Paul Peterson report new findings drawn from the most comprehensive study on vouchers conducted to date. Added to the paperback edition of this groundbreaking volume are the authors' insights into the latest school choice developments in American education, including new voucher initiatives, charter school expansion, and public-school choice under No Child Left Behind. The authors review the significance of state and federal court decisions as well as recent scholarly debates over choice impacts on student performance. In addition, the authors present new findings on which parents choose private schools and the consequences the decision has for their children's education. Updated and expanded, The Education Gap remains an indispensable source of original research on school vouchers. "This is the most important book ever written on the subject of vouchers."—John E. Brandl, dean, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota "The Education Gap will provide an important intellectual battleground for the debate over vouchers for years to come."—Alan B. Krueger, Princeton University "Must reading for anyone interested in the battle over vouchers in America."—John Witte, University of Wisconsin
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indiana K 12 School Choice Survey written by Paul DiPerna and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the "Indiana K-12 & School Choice Survey" is to measure public opinion on, and in some cases awareness or knowledge of, a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice developed this project in partnership with Braun Research, Inc., who conducted the live phone call interviews, collected the survey data, and provided data quality control. This report describes and compares response levels, margins, and intensities for the statewide sample and observed demographic groups. A total of 1,845 telephone interviews were completed from November 11 to December 1, 2015, by means of both landline and cell phone. A randomly selected and statistically representative statewide sample of registered voters in Indiana responded to more than 30 substantive items in live phone interviews. Statistical results have been weighted to correct for known demographic discrepancies. The margin of sampling error for the statewide sample is ł 3.1 percentage points. During field work, an initial statewide sample that included 1,002 interviews with registered voters was established. Researchers then continued phone interviews by oversampling five regions to achieve at least 300 completed interviews for regional subgroups: (1) Indianapolis Metro (n = 400); (2) Northeast (n = 403); (3) Northwest (n = 301); (4) Southeast (n = 300); and (5) Southwest (n = 300). The Friedman Foundation conducted a shorter survey in Indiana five years ago. Comparing results between 2010 and 2015, and saw remarkably similar findings on five common questions. Average voter mood about K-12 education remains negative. Researchers detect some decreased support for general definitions of public charter schools and school vouchers. However, the fundamental message remains the same: Hoosiers in late 2015 were still roughly "twice as likely to be favorable toward these reform concepts rather than opposed". The organization of this paper has two sections. The first section describes key findings and presents charts for additional context. The second section details the survey's methodology, summarizes response statistics, and provides additional technical information on call dispositions for landline and cell phone interviews and weighting.
Download or read book NeoVouchers written by Kevin Grant Welner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While school vouchers have captured the headlines, a different policy has captured the students. Tuition tax credit laws are now entrenched in Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Iowa, and Georgia, and they affect far more students. Yet few people understand the nature of these policies or the political and legal issues surrounding them. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the structure, legality, and policy implications of tuition tax credits, which have garnered only scant attention even while expanding to cover more students than the voucher policies they're designed to emulate. At a time when tax credit policies are becoming a major form of American school choice, this book offers insights into both the strengths and weaknesses of the approach. Book jacket.
Download or read book Money and Schools written by Faith Crampton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For both aspiring and experienced education leaders in school budgeting, finance, and resource management courses, Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, as well as a detailed examination of day-to-day funding operations. This accessible and engaging book offers strong connections to real-world experiences and detailed information on pre-K–12 funding history, concepts, and current operations. New to this edition: • Cutting edge research on the relationship of money and student learning outcomes, alterations to state aid distribution formulas, new federal education initiatives, and a changing landscape in school finance litigation. • New concepts that have gained traction since the last edition of the book, including school choice and privatization, Common Core State Standards, value-added teacher evaluation, and growth of online options at the K–12 level. • Updated end-of-chapter activities and additional resources that are aligned with the key concepts and content of each chapter. • Online instructor resources
Download or read book Making Money Matter written by Helen F. Ladd and published by Joseph Henry Press. This book was released on 1999-11-30 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that better management of money is more important than in the past if the nation is to raise the achievement of all students. Chapter 1, "Introduction," describes the book's origins and objectives. Chapter 2, "Setting the Stage," offers the goals of facilitating cost-efficient levels of achievement for all, breaking the link between background and achievement, and raising revenues fairly. Chapter 3, "Equity I," assess the meaning and nature of equity issues in educational finance, including efforts through litigation and legislative reforms. Chapter 4, "Equity II," considers the technical and conceptual challenges of educational adequacy. Chapter 5, "Improving the Productivity of Schools," explores productivity definitions and measurements. Chapter 6, "Achieving Goal 1: Promoting Higher Achievement in a Cost-Efficient Way," describes the use of incentives that empower schools and encourage cost-efficient improvements in achievement; reviews site-based management, charter schools, contracting with private firms; and concludes with an assessment of the empirical evidence supporting choice. Chapter 7, "Achieving Goal 2: Breaking the Nexus," explains the connection between funding inequities and poor achievement, stressing the role of technology, school-community linkages, and potential of vouchers. Chapter 8, "Achieving Goal 3: Raising Revenue Fairly and Efficiently," assesses the fairness of property taxes, and evaluates suggested alternatives. Chapter 9, "Conclusion," stresses the importance of balancing values to achieve educational finance equity, adequacy, and fairness. (Contains 38 pages of endnotes.) (TEJ)
Download or read book School Choice in America and Indiana s Choice Scholarship Program written by Jason Daniel Mills and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive study researching the existence of school choice programs in the country, concentrating on the Indian School Voucher program. Data was collected by examining existing case law, surveys and scholarly papers. The school choice programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia was examined. Each state program was listed and any legal challenges associated with each program was identified. Further, the K-12 & School Choice Survey conducted by the Friedman Foundation in January 2016 and the 2015 Choice Scholarship Program Annual Report: Participation and Payment Data were examined to determine who is using Indiana's Choice Scholarship Program and how registered Indiana voters perceive the program The findings of this research suggest that most parents prefer to have some level of control over their children's' education. This research also found that Indiana voters overwhelming support the program. However, it was also found that, although there is a favorable perception of Indiana's voucher programs by low and middle-income families there is also a lack of participation by those same families.
Download or read book Reinventing America s Schools written by David Osborne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From David Osborne, the author of Reinventing Government--a biting analysis of the failure of America's public schools and a comprehensive plan for revitalizing American education. In Reinventing America's Schools, David Osborne, one of the world's foremost experts on public sector reform, offers a comprehensive analysis of the charter school movements and presents a theory that will do for American schools what his New York Times bestseller Reinventing Government did for public governance in 1992. In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the city got an unexpected opportunity to recreate their school system from scratch. The state's Recovery School District (RSD), created to turn around failing schools, gradually transformed all of its New Orleans schools into charter schools, and the results are shaking the very foundations of American education. Test scores, school performance scores, graduation and dropout rates, ACT scores, college-going rates, and independent studies all tell the same story: the city's RSD schools have tripled their effectiveness in eight years. Now other cities are following suit, with state governments reinventing failing schools in Newark, Camden, Memphis, Denver, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Oakland. In this book, Osborne uses compelling stories from cities like New Orleans and lays out the history and possible future of public education. Ultimately, he uses his extensive research to argue that in today's world, we should treat every public school like a charter school and grant them autonomy, accountability, diversity of school designs, and parental choice.
Download or read book School Choice Issues in Indiana written by Rebecca L. Billick and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year Indiana joined over a dozen other states in adopting Friedman's principles by passing what many believe to be the most comprehensive school choice program in the country. With the enactment of three key bills (HEA 1001, HEA 1003, and HEA 1004), Indiana parents may now take advantage of a school expenditure tax deduction, school scholarships granted from private Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) which are incentivized with a tax credit, and Choice Scholarships (generally referred to as vouchers) granted to low-income parents and funded by the state of Indiana. This Education Policy Brief will examine the legal, fiscal, and policy ramifications of Indiana's school choice offerings, particularly the new Choice Scholarship program. (Contains 3 tables and 42 footnotes.).
Download or read book Digest of Public School Finance in Indiana written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financing Public Education written by Robert G. Lehnen and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Your Indiana Schools written by Indiana Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Indiana School Choice Issues in the State written by Brian J. Gottlob and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study documents the public costs of high school dropouts in Indiana, and examines how school choice would provide large public benefits by increasing the graduation rate in Indiana public schools. It calculates the annual cost of high school dropouts in Indiana due to lower state income tax payments, increased reliance on Medicaid, and increased incarceration costs. It then examines how competition from higher private school enrollments currently raises public school graduation rates across Indiana's school districts, and calculates the dollar value of the public benefits that would follow from reducing Indiana's public school dropout rate by enacting even a modest school choice program. Key findings include: (1) Indiana spends about as much on dropouts each year after they leave school as it spent when they were in school; and (2) School choice improves public school graduation rates, producing millions in public savings. (Contains 6 figures, 7 tables, and 24 endnotes.).
Download or read book Demystifying School Funding in Indiana Education Policy Brief Volume 3 Number 2 Winter 2005 written by Robert K. Toutkoushian and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By most accounts, the method used to determine the allocation of tuition support to public schools in Indiana is a complex endeavor understood by few. Governor Mitch Daniels and policymakers are publicly calling for a simplified funding process that provides transparent goals that Hoosier citizens can fully comprehend. As state leaders embark on this challenging policy discussion, a common level of understanding is necessary and many key questions must be addressed in the process, including: (1) How does the school funding formula presently work to fund schools? (2) What are the revenue sources for schools and how are these revenues expended? (3) What are the objectives of the formula and are those goals being met? and (4) What are the issues that must be addressed during the 2005 session of the Indiana General Assembly concerning the formula to maximize funding efficiencies? To help demystify the complexities of the school funding formula in Indiana, this policy brief will address these questions and issues head-on. Contents of this issue include: (1) The Shaping of Public School Finance in Indiana; (2) Indiana's Foundation Program: How It Works Today; (3) Adequate Funding for All Schools (Pat Pritchett); (4) Indiana's School Funding Formula: A Need to Get Funding to the Child (Luke Kenley); (5) Indiana's Foundation Program: Has It Achieved Its Goals?; and (6) Expanding the Knowledge Base. (Contains 10 endnotes, 10 figures, and 5 tables.) [This report was produced by the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy.].
