Manual of Accounting and Financial Reporting for PA Public Schools, a 222 page pdf published by the PA Office of the Budget Office of Comptroller Operations Central Agencies & School Finance Unit.
www.wrightslaw.com Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses
In this book, Eric Hanushek and Alfred Lindseth trace the history of reform efforts and conclude that the principal focus of both courts and legislatures on ever-increasing funding has done little to improve student achievement. Instead, Hanushek and Lindseth propose a new approach: a performance-based system that directly links funding to success in raising student achievement. This system would empower and motivate educators to make better, more cost-effective decisions about how to run their schools, ultimately leading to improved student performance.
This list should be required reading for our school board directors and administration starting at the top.
That book published by Princeton University Press has been available since 2009.
ReplyDeleteFunny how it's never been mentioned by our administrators or board members in their discussions on education reform, vouchers or charter schools.
Thank you Elaine for mentioning it. I intend to read it to hear both sides. That's why I love your blog, you offer up some very interesting information we might never hear.
Andy Bradford
My, people seem to be coming out of the woodwork with all kinds of new information.
ReplyDeleteThey must be part of the at least 4,000 disgruntled residents. Keep it up!
Maddie Miller
Yes, Maddie. Disgruntled is one way to describe us. They really ARE coming out of the woodwork. They read this blog and are trying to contribute in their own way. Not everyone likes to comment on the blog. I appreciate all the help and information that is coming my way.
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