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Adequacy-Based Funding for Small, Isolated Schools: An Approach for Maine

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Allen, Debra M.; Sloan, James E. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2005

How to adequately fund small schools is becoming a pressing issue in Maine due to numerous factors, including state and federal accountability laws and declining enrollments. The following were among the challenges facing small rural schools: (a) attracting and retaining qualified teachers, (b) attracting and retaining qualified specialty teachers…

Descriptors: Rural Schools, Small Schools, Geographic Isolation, Educational Finance