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Arsen, David; DeLuca, Thomas A.; Ni, Yongmei; Bates, Michael – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2015
Like other states, Michigan has implemented a number of policies to change governance and administrative arrangements in local school districts deem to be in financial emergency. This paper examines two questions: (1) Which districts get into financial trouble and why?; and (2) Among fiscally distressed districts, are there significant differences…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Finance, School District Wealth, School Choice
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Arsen, David; DeLuca, Thomas; Ni, Yongmei; Bates, Michael – Journal of Education Finance, 2016
Like other states, Michigan has implemented a number of policies to change governance and administrative arrangements in local school districts deemed to be in financial emergency. This paper examines two questions: (1) Which districts get into financial trouble and why? and (2) Among fiscally distressed districts, are there significant…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, School Districts, Financial Exigency, Institutional Characteristics
Arsen, David; Ni, Yongmei – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2012
There is widespread concern that administration consumes too much of the educational dollar in traditional public schools, diverting needed resources from classroom instruction and hampering efforts to improve student outcomes. By contrast, charter schools are predicted to have leaner administration and allocate resources more intensively to…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Resource Allocation, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
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Arsen, David; Ni, Yongmei – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2012
Purpose: This article examines two questions: (a) How does resource allocation change in school districts experiencing sustained charter school competition? (b) Among districts exposed to charter competition, are there differences in the resource allocation adjustments between those that do and do not succeed in stemming further enrollment loss to…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Research Design, Charter Schools, Class Size
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Arsen, David; Ni, Yongmei – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
There is widespread concern that administration consumes too much of the educational dollar in traditional public schools, diverting needed resources from classroom instruction and hampering efforts to improve student outcomes. By contrast, charter schools are predicted to have leaner administration and allocate resources more intensively to…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Resource Allocation, Traditional Schools, Educational Administration