Overview
Simultaneous pressures to reduce costs and increase student achievement have never been greater than they are today. Not only is cost-cutting essential in this era of tightened resources, argue Hess and Osberg, but eliminating inefficient spending is critical for freeing up resources to drive school reform. This provocative book brings together a dynamic group of authors—scholars, consultants, journalists, and entrepreneurs—who offer fresh insights into an issue no school or district can afford to ignore.
Full Product Details
Author: Frederick M. Hess ,
Eric Osberg
Publisher: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Imprint: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781934742655
ISBN 10: 1934742651
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 01 September 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Stretching the School Dollar arrives at a time when it is urgently needed. It is ideal for school district and state leaders who are interested in even desperate to know how our school systems can do more with less. It offers practical recommendations for cutting costs in ways that avoid damage to school programming as well as more dramatic and innovative ways to re-engineer how we do school. If you are ready to meet your fiscal commitments while providing a world-class education to your students, this is the book for you. Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
Stretching the School Dollar arrives at a time when it is urgently needed. It is ideal for school district and state leaders who are interested in even desperate to know how our school systems can do more with less. It offers practical recommendations for cutting costs in ways that avoid damage to school programming as well as more dramatic and innovative ways to re-engineer how we do school. If you are ready to meet your fiscal commitments while providing a world-class education to your students, this is the book for you. Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Stretching the School Dollar is the right book at the right time. It offers research-based thinking and real options to school leaders facing tough budgetary choices in today s economy. The book s detailed examples how to analyze financial data, make the best use of teachers skills, and harness the new technologies, for example provide a road map to economic reform that enhances, rather than obstructs, student learning. Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, American Association of School Administrators Bringing together thought and action leaders, Hess and Osberg s new book provides ideas tested in the crucible of the public square. Coming at a time when taxpayers are asking superintendents to produce quantum leaps in student performance while dramatically reducing the resources to accomplish such feats, this book will be required reading. Dr. Jose M. Torres, Superintendent of Schools, School District U-46, Elgin, Illinois
Author Information
Frederick M. Hess is a resident scholar and director ofeducation policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.He is the author of Cage-Busting Leadership (HarvardEducation Press, 2013). Eric Osberg is vice president and treasurer of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. His publications include Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity and Antiquity in School Finance.
