Michigan School Privatization Survey 2012

Autor/inn/en	Hohman, James M.; Kollmeyer, Josiah M.
Institution	Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Titel	Michigan School Privatization Survey 2012
Quelle	(2013), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-9883-9215-1
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; Educational Opportunities; School Districts; Privatization; School Support; Student Transportation; Food Service; Cost Effectiveness; Operations Research; Strategic Planning; Statistical Distributions; Statistical Surveys; Contracts; Outsourcing; Sanitation; Shared Resources and Services; Program Effectiveness; School Administration; Ancillary School Services; Financial Problems; Economic Impact; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; School district; Schulbezirk; Privatisation; Privatisierung; Schulförderverein; Schulbus; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Statistische Erhebung; Vertrag; Betriebshygiene; Gemeinwirtschaft; Ökonomische Determinanten
Abstract	Michigan's School Aid fund increased once more this year, but many school administrators in the state continue to hunt for effective measures to reduce spending due to increased pension costs and phased-out stimulus money. Many options available for trimming costs, such as enacting pay-to-play for sports, are extremely unpopular for districts and may reduce the quality of education available to students. However, privatization of support services such as food, custodial and transportation services is a promising opportunity for many districts to save money without reducing educational opportunity. Over 60 percent of Michigan school districts have now contracted out at least one of these three services and have saved Michigan taxpayers millions in the process. 335 of the state's 549 public school districts, or 61 percent, have now privatized one or more major support services. Sixty-six districts began a support-service contract within the past year. This growth continues a decade-long trend of increased contracting by Michigan schools, which the Mackinac Center has studied since 2001. Each of the three major support services saw a growth in privatization over the past year. The 2012 Survey Results include: (1) 61 percent of districts (335 out of 549) contract out for at least one of their food, custodial or transportation services; (2) 126 districts contract out for at least two major support services; (3) Districts contracted out 85 total services; and (4) 11 districts brought a service back in-house. Appended are: (1) Revisions to Previous Publications; and (2) Map of Survey Findings by School District. (Contains 9 graphs.) [For the 2011 edition of this report, see ED541514.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Mackinac Center for Public Policy. 140 West Main Street, P.O. Box 568, Midland, MI 48640. Tel: 800-224-3327; Tel: 989-631-0900; Fax: 989-631-0964; e-mail: mcpp@mackinac.org; Web site: http://www.mackinac.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10