Dollars and sense : the basics of public school funding for educational programs -- Grab bag funding : promises, problems, and prizes -- A case study : weeds in Indiana's school funding field -- What does school funding pay for? -- Are we really paying for what we get? -- Public education is a test -- The magic and the consequences of school funding -- The thief in the classroom -- Funding for public education : is there a bottom line? -- To catch a thief.
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"The purpose of this book is to put in focus the contemporary disparities, and future possibilities, of funding for US public education"-- Provided by publisher.
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