Improving Student Learning When Budgets Are Tight

List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. A Plan of Action: Turning Around Low-Performing and Enhancing High-Performing Schools A Strategic Approach to Using the Education Dollar A Plan of Action for Dramatically Improving Student Performance Summary 2. The Resource Needs of the Plan of Action Details of the Resource Needs of the Plan of Action Example of a High-Spending District That Could Cut Spending Linking Table 2.1 to School Finance Adequacy Summary 3. Targeting Resources to Student Learning When Budgets Are Tight Understand and Resist the Cost Increase Pressures on Schools An Example of Strategic Resource Reallocation for a Midwestern Middle School More Detail on Strategic Budgeting Summary 4. Recruiting, Developing, and Compensating Top Educator Talent: Local Practices and Supporting State Policies Acquiring, Developing, and Retaining Teacher Talent Teacher Salary Structures Educator Pensions Summary 5. Computers and Technology in Education: Costs and Online Options Costs of Technology Software and Hardware Using Information Technologies for Instruction Summary 6. When Budget Cuts Are Necessary Cost Pressures, Goals, and Principles to Guide Strategic Budgeting Ensuring a Solid Talent Foundation in Tight Fiscal Times Engaging in Strategic Budgeting Summary References Index