The choice debate has seriously neglected an important variable: the welfare costs (between 50 to 80 cents per marginal dollar raised) associated with tax collection necessary to finance public schools. Once corrected for the omitted variable, the balance is swung unambiguously in favor of private schools, even when revenue-financed vouchers are…

Describes the use of cost effectiveness analysis of educational productivity in Phase I and II of the Regents Study of Organizational Change. Twenty school districts were selected for the study based on declining enrollment, high noninstructional expenses, high state aid, and high local tax burdens. (MMU)

Given the need for school administrators to exercise fiscal restraint and pare down expenses before recommending tax increases, this article provides information concerning trends in class size, school building renovation, energy economies, teacher and administrator layoffs, and state budgets. (MLH)