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School Districts Can Stretch the School Dollar
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Petrilli, Michael J. – School Business Affairs, 2012
Many districts continue to face budget challenges of historic proportions. Decisions made in the coming months will carry significant repercussions for years to come. The path of least resistance is to slash budgets in ways that erode schooling. In this scenario, important reforms are left behind, overall services are diminished, innovations are…
Descriptors: School Districts, Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Budgets
Research and Information for School Business Management.
Robinson, Glen E. – School Business Affairs, 1983
Outlining the many services of the Educational Research Service (ERS), the author describes the ways ERS research and information help fulfill the needs of school managers. (MD)
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Publications
Local School Budget Profiles Study.
Robinson, Glen E.; Protheroe, Nancy – School Business Affairs, 1990
For the past 9 years, a study conducted by the Educational Research Service has provided a consistent and reliable means for comparing local school budgets throughout the nation. Three figures and 2 tables provide summary data. The last table shows an analysis with 48 separate budget categories that administrators can use to compare their budgets.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Expenditure per Student, National Surveys, Profiles
Local School Budget Profiles Study.
Protheroe, Nancy – School Business Affairs, 1995
Presents data on school district expenditures for 1984-85, 1989-90, and 1994-95, gathered by the Educational Research Service (ERS). Provides information on budgets; intragroup variations; trends in allocation patterns; personnel costs; school district revenues; and trends in revenue available from local, state, and federal sources. Three tables…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Too Much Administration: Myth or Reality?
Robinson, Glen – School Business Affairs, 1988
A report "Some Popular Assertions about School Administration: Are They Myths or Realities?" by the Educational Research Service, disproves the following assertions: that there are too many administrators; that the number is growing rapidly; and that increasing amounts of school budgets are going to administration. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrators, Budgets, Data Interpretation, Educational Administration
Local School Budget Profile Study.
Robinson, Glen E.; Protheroe, Nancy – School Business Affairs, 1991
Since 1980, Educational Research Service has conducted extensive surveys of school district revenues and expenditures. National and regional revenues are displayed in three figures and two tables. For comparative purposes, a table of 48 separate budget categories with per pupil expenditure and percent of current expenditures is provided. (MLF)
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
ERS--Local School Budget Profile Study.
Protheroe, Nancy – School Business Affairs, 1997
Presents data on school district expenditures for budget years 1996-97, 1991-92, and 1986-87, gathered by the Educational Research Service (ERS). Provides information on budgets; intragroup variations; trends in allocation patterns; personnel costs; school district revenues; and trends in revenue available from local, state, and federal sources.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Expenditures
Local School Budget Profiles Study.
Robinson, Glen E.; Protheroe, Nancy – School Business Affairs, 1988
The database of school district budget information developed by Educational Research Service provides a means for comparing local school budgets nationwide. The data, classified by per pupil expenditure, show average percent of budget allocated to various categories, personnel budget allocations, and regional variation in the pattern of funding…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance