A POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FINANCING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Autor/in	BENSON, CHARLES S.
Titel	A POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE FINANCING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
Quelle	(1967), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Costs; Educational Finance; Educational Improvement; Educational Objectives; Grants; Higher Education; Public Education; School Districts; School Taxes; State Aid; State Federal Aid; State Programs; State School District Relationship; Tax Effort; Teacher Education; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Cost; Kosten; Bildungsfonds; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Öffentliche Erziehung; School district; Schulbezirk; Regierungsprogramm; Staatliches Schulamt; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	A NEW BASIC CONCEPT IN FINANCING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IS THE CHANGE FROM VIEWING SCHOOLS AS "STANDARDIZED-OPPORTUNITY-SYSTEMS" TO SEEING THEM AS "DIFFERENTIATED-OUTPUT-ACCOUNTABILITY-SYSTEMS." THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM OF FINANCE, REQUIRING A SUPPLY OF ANALYTICAL STUDIES TO GUIDE DECISIONMAKERS, WOULD HAVE THREE MAIN COMPONENTS--(1) STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD SET MINIMUM STANDARDS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SUBJECTS AND COMPUTE EACH DISTRICT'S COSTS FOR PROGRAMS THAT WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO MEET OR SURPASS THE STANDARDS, (2) STATE GOVERNMENTS SHOULD ESTABLISH AN "EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT FUND" TO STIMULATE ADVANCES IN SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, AND (3) LOCAL INITIATIVE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO FUNCTION ON TOP OF THESE TWO STATE PROGRAMS. LOCAL INITIATIVE COULD BE EXERCISED BY MEANS OF A SUPPLEMENT TO A STATE INCOME TAX, WHICH SHOULD BE MATCHED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT UNDER A "PERCENTAGE-EQUALIZING" SUBVENTION. FINALLY, FOUR ADDITIONAL STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN THE FORM OF THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS--(1) STATE CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE FIRMS TO UP-GRADE LOW-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS, (2) LOCAL DISTRICT CONTRACTS WITH STATES TO SUPPORT A DEFINED SET OF IMPROVEMENT GOALS WITHIN ITS BORDERS, (3) UNIVERSITY ADDITION OF 35-40 PERCENT OVERHEAD IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS, AND (4) STATE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ISSUED TO LOCAL DISTRICTS TO MEET THE FULL COSTS OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM ON OPERATIONS ANALYSIS OF EDUCATION (WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 19-22, 1967). (HW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC