{"product_id":"recent-advancements-in-education-finance-thomas-downes-9798887300672","title":"Recent Advancements in Education Finance and Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe past decade has seen a steady flow of important and innovative papers documenting the short- and long-term effects of finance reforms and the heterogeneity of the effects of reforms, exemplified by papers like Jackson, Johnson, \u0026amp; Persico (2016), Lafortune, Rothstein, \u0026amp; Schanzenbach (2018), Hyman (2017), and Candelaria and Shores (2019). Those papers have reinvigorated research on the effects of finance reforms, while raising important questions about how to best design a finance system and generate necessary revenues. The papers mentioned above, along with other papers too numerous to mention, have taken advantage of better data and better methods to address long-standing questions and generate provocative new answers. Since the landscape has changed quickly, policy makers and prospective researchers require a summary of the current state of the research on the effects of school finance reforms. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers are also needed to such questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo what extent are lessons from the Great Recession applicable to the Covid-19 induced crisis. For example, how will states allocate cuts in grants and will those cuts undo state progress in equalizing educational access? Are there strategies for allocating resources that best preserve student learning?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do financing systems need to be modified to accommodate greater use of online education?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow should school finance systems be designed to provide equal access (or, at a minimum, adequate access) to students with special needs?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy is there significant heterogeneity in the results of different finance reforms?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat have been the effects of recent state efforts to reduce the role of the property tax in financing K-12 education? How should finance systems be designed to more effectively close persistent achievement gaps?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow, if at all, should states integrate the financing of preschool education with the financing of elementary and secondary education?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo help prepare the next generation of researchers and policy makers in the realm of school finance, this volume includes papers that summarize the current state of research on the questions above, as well as other pressing questions in education finance and policy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book aims to bridge a space between comprehensive textbooks and journal articles in the field of education finance and policy. There are two main target audiences. The book is meant to serve professionals like school district administrators and education policy practitioners that desire a contemporary update to their previous study of education finance and policy issues. These audiences often have limited access to peer reviewed journals and knowledge of pertinent government and related policy reports in the field. The book is also meant to serve students and faculty from programs in public administration, public policy, community development and applied economics, education administration, educational leadership and policy studies that are studying content related to education policy, the economics of education, state and local public finance, and taxation. Some upper-level undergraduate students may also benefit from this resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Downes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887300672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Information Age Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.06d","brand":"Thomas Downes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460123373823,"sku":"9798887300672","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad3f0aa4-93a2-4558-8518-60c715292fda.jpg?v=1777413226","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/recent-advancements-in-education-finance-thomas-downes-9798887300672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}