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Hemmer, Lynn; Aguilar, Israel; Fleming, Kathleen – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2018
The decision-making processes used by superintendents in times of economic crises are well documented. Little is known about how they respond/plan in times of economic gains. The purpose of this study is to explore how superintendents respond and plan for the future amidst the changes brought about by oil and gas development of the Eagle Ford…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Superintendents, Long Range Planning, Fuels
Hoh, Thomas John – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Wisconsin school district superintendents faced with the need to fund capital improvement projects through a school finance bond referendum need support. Information regarding the factors related to a successful referendum in Wisconsin is limited. This mixed methods study examined the factors associated with successful bond referenda in Wisconsin…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Finance, Bond Issues, Voting
Filardo, Mary; Vincent, Jeffrey M. – 21st Century School Fund, 2017
To formulate a "systems-based" plan to address the PK-12 infrastructure crisis, in 2016, the 21st Century School Fund (21CSF) and the University of California-Berkeley's Center for Cities + Schools (CC+S), in partnership with the National Council on School Facilities and the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council,…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Systems Approach, Educational Change, Educational Quality
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Baker, Bruce; Miron, Gary – National Education Policy Center, 2015
This research brief details some of the prominent ways that individuals, companies, and organizations secure financial gain and generate profit by controlling and running charter schools. To illustrate how charter school policy functions to promote privatization and profiteering, the authors explore differences between charter schools and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Policy, Privatization, Ethics
Sutin, Stewart E., Ed.; Derrico, Daniel, Ed.; Raby, Rosalind Latiner, Ed.; Valeau, Edward J., Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
This book seeks to explore thematic and pragmatic applications of financing the community college to help facilitate educational reform, to assist efforts related to internationalization, and to create systemic support systems to maintain the mission. It includes chapters on a wide variety of finance related topics, and specific case studies of…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Community Colleges, Facilities Management, Adult Education
Naik, Manish; Yorkman, Michell; Casserly, Michael – Council of the Great City Schools, 2010
President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act or ARRA) into law on February 17, 2009. This federal stimulus package provided an unprecedented infusion of new education aid for the nation's schools--more than $100 billion. To determine how the unprecedented federal infusion of education funding was…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Educational Technology, Federal Programs