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Description based upon print version of record.. - ""SCHOOL FINANCE-FRONT COVER""; ""SCHOOL FINANCE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ABOUT THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF""; ""ABOUT THE VOLUME EDITOR""; ""ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE PROPER ROLE OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS""; ""THE PROPER ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY IN ENSURING EQUAL AND ADEQUATE EDUCATION""; ""THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN PROMOTING PARENTAL CHOICE""; ""Vouchers""; ""Charter Schools""; ""THE ROLE OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN FINANCING SPECIAL EDUCATION AND GIFTED EDUCATION""; ""THE OBLIGATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE ELITE PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES"". - ""COUNTERPOINT: Carlee Poston Escue University of Cincinnati"". - ""COUNTERPOINT: Spencer C. Weiler University of Northern Colorado""""3. Should the Leadership of Each Individual School Have the Authority to Determine How Money Is Spent at That School?""; ""OVERVIEW: William E. Thro, Christopher Newport University""; ""POINT: Carlee Poston Escue University of Cincinnati""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Luke M. Cornelius University of North Florida""; ""4. Should States Rely on Local Property Taxes as a Primary Method of Financing Public Schools?""; ""OVERVIEW: William E. Thro, Christopher Newport University"". - ""Further Readings and Resources""""Court Cases and Statutes""; ""1. Should Local School Districts Be Able to Impose Additional Taxes to Provide Additional Educational Resources?""; ""OVERVIEW: William E. Thro, Christopher Newport University""; ""POINT: Anthony Rolle University of Southern Florida""; ""COUNTERPOINT: William S. Koski Stanford University""; ""2. Should States Limit the Indebtedness of Local School Districts?""; ""OVERVIEW: William E. Thro, Christopher Newport University""; ""POINT: Luke M. Cornelius University of North Florida"". - ""POINT: Michael Hazelkorn University of West Georgia""""COUNTERPOINT: Dana K. Bagwell D�Youville College""; ""7. When Individual States Require Local School Districts to Provide Gifted Education, Should the State Pay All the Costs?""; ""OVERVIEW: William E. Thro, Christopher Newport University""; ""POINT: Nicola A. Alexander University of Minnesota""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Victoria Carr University of Cincinnati""; ""8. Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance?""; ""OVERVIEW: Jennifer A. Sughrue, Old Dominion University""; ""POINT: Janet R. Decker University of Cincinnati"". - ""POINT: Steven A. Hinshaw Director of Finance, Centerville, Ohio""""COUNTERPOINT: C. Daniel Raisch University of Dayton""; ""5. Should the Federal Government Condition Federal Funds for School Districts on the Implementation of Federally Mandated Curricula?""; ""OVERVIEW: William E. Thro, Christopher Newport University""; ""POINT: Shana Goldwyn University of Cincinnati""; ""COUNTERPOINT: Scott R. Bauries University of Kentucky""; ""6. Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Education Services?""; ""OVERVIEW: Jennifer A. Sughrue, Old Dominion University"". - Contributors explore issues as additional fees, charger schools, equity vs. adequacy, federal mandates and funding, merit pay for teachers, property taxes and local revenues, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources.. - Specialized.

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