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School Finance Systems and Their Responsiveness to Performance Pressures: A Case Study of Texas
Apr 17, 2007
A Case Study of North Carolina
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This working paper presents the results of one of four state case studies conducted under the auspices of the School Finance Redesign Project (SFRP) at the University of Washington. SFRP encompasses research, development, and communications activities that examine how K-12 finance can be redesigned to better support student performance. It addresses the question, “How can we help schools achieve the higher levels of student performance that state and national education standards now demand?” The case studies aimed at identifying the formal rules and conditioning influences that described these systems and exploring if and how the systems were changing in response to heightened performance pressures.
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Approach and Methods
Chapter Three
Education Reform in North Carolina: A Brief History
Chapter Four
The State Role in School Finance
Chapter Five
State Context for Current Policy Making
Chapter Six
District- and School-Level Perspectives on the School Finance System
Chapter Seven
State-Level Perspectives on the School Finance System
Chapter Eight
Conclusion
The research described in this report was prepared for the School Finance Redesign Project, University of Washington and conducted within RAND Education.
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