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Download full textMonk, David H.; Bliss, James R. – 1982
The resource allocation practices of New York State school districts were examined to determine how certain structural features of school districts can either create high tax rates or reduce educational opportunities for students. Study results indicated that rural districts spend less on instruction than do otherwise similar districts; however,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Declining Enrollment, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Monk, David H. – 1992
While existing research on school and school district size is not as conclusive as policymakers might wish, it does point toward several new policy directions. Some relevant findings and recommendations are: (1) a larger school or district enrollment does not guarantee desirable results; (2) recommended school sizes have been declining over time,…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Monk, David H. – 1988
This review explores the debate on optimal school size and discusses policy options available to states for expanding curricular offerings in small rural schools. Policy options are divided into three broad categories: traditional, modified traditional, and nontraditional. The report explores the possibilities available under each approach,…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Change Strategies, Consolidated Schools, Educational Improvement
Monk, David H. – 1986
This report examines how the curricular offerings of large secondary schools compare with the curricular offerings of small secondary schools. The study is motivated by theories of production which hold that economies are available in large compared to small schools; it is pointed out, however, that larger schools may not take advantage of…
Descriptors: Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness
Monk, David H.; And Others – 1981
Designed to serve as an introduction to research currently being conducted on behalf of the Task Force into implications for rural schools of the Levittown decision, the primary purpose of this report is to provide background information and to provoke discussion about fiscal problems in rural areas. Two sections provide historical as well as…
Descriptors: Costs, Court Litigation, Definitions, Educational Finance
Monk, David H.; And Others – 1981
This report presents attempts to understand more about how six background characteristics (small scale, population sparsity, district isolation within a BOCES (Boards of Cooperative Educational Service), interaction between a change in enrollment and initial scale of the district, rapid changes in full value property wealth over time, and large…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Assessed Valuation, Change, Delivery Systems
Monk, David H.; Haller, Emil J. – 1986
This report provides an overview of a two-year study which analyzed reorganization/consolidation of small rural school districts, studied alternatives of inter-district resource sharing and new instructional technologies, and developed recommendations for changes in state laws/procedures. Researchers studied 11 small rural school districts in New…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consolidated Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Responsibility
