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1 online resource (xiii, 334 pages) |
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Yearbook of the American Education Finance Association ; 2000 |
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Yearbook of the American Education Finance Association ; 2000.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editors and Contributors; Table of Contents; Part I: Introduction; 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW: BALANCING LOCAL CONTROL AND STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR K-12 EDUCATION Neil D. Theobald and Jeffrey Bardzell; Background; Taxonomy of State School Funding Activism; Social Values Pursued Through State Activism; Equity-Enhancing Initiatives; Efficiency-Enhancing Initiatives; Liberty-Enhancing Initiatives; Approaches to State Activism; Assistance-Oriented Approaches; Persuasive Approaches; Regulatory Approaches; Overview of the Yearbook; References |
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PART II: FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING LOCAL CONTROL OF SCHOOLS2 POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN CENTRAL AND LOCAL CONTROL OF SCHOOLS Barry Bull; The Scope of Change in School Governance; Possible Influences on the Change in School Governance; The Political Values of School Governance; Liberty; Liberty and Local Governance; Liberty and Central Governance; Liberty and the Justification of the Standards-Based Model of Central Governance; The Division of Control Between Central and Local Authorities as Promoting Liberty; Equality of Opportunity |
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Equal Opportunity and Universal EducationEqual Opportunity and the Justification of Standards-Driven Reform; The Division of Control Between Central and Local Authorities as Promoting Equal Opportunity; Democracy; Standards-Driven Reform as Based on an Authoritarian Conception of Democracy; A Progressive Conception of Democracy; Conclusions about the Balance of Local and Central Control of Schools; The Legitimate Roles of Central Authorities; The Legitimate Roles of Local Authorities; Divided Governance and School Funding; References |
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3 THE LIMITS OF STANDARDIZATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSTITUENCIES: HISTORICAL TENSIONS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE AUTHORITY AND LOCAL CONTROL Nancy BeadieThe Colonial Period: Parental Responsibility and Local Initiative; The Early National Period: Creation of Permanent School Funds; The Antebellum Period: Establishing the Principle of "Free" Common Schooling; Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Post- Reconstruction Era, 1860-1890: Efforts at Standardization; Progressive Era, 1890-1930: Defining the Issue of Local Control |
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The Great Depression, World War II, and the Postwar Era: The Consolidation of State AuthorityConcluding Discussion; References; 4 RECENT LITIGATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE STATE-LOCAL POWER BALANCE: LIBERTY AND EQUITY IN GOVERNANCE, LITIGATION, AND THE SCHOOL FINANCE POLICY DEBATE John Dayton; Liberty, Governance, and the Delicate Balance of Power; Liberty and Constitutional Governance; Liberty and a System of Checks and Balances; Liberty and the Governance of Public Schools; Equity and School Funding Litigation Since Serrano v. Priest; Equity Litigation |
| Summary |
This book examines the impact of state activism on local school autonomy in terms of both financial resources and policy initiatives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Education and state -- United States
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Public schools -- United States -- Finance
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Public schools -- Decentralization -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Education and state
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Public schools -- Finance
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Zentralverwaltung
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Gemeindeverwaltung
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Schule
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Theobald, Neil D. (Neil David)
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Malen, Betty
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American Education Finance Association.
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| LC no. |
00024910 |
| ISBN |
9781317927860 |
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1317927869 |
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