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.
