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Jochim, Ashley; Silberstein, Katie – Edunomics Lab, 2020
Weighted student funding (WSF) decentralizes control over resources and empowers principals as financial leaders of their schools. In this study, we set out to understand how principals are making use of those leadership opportunities. Based upon a 2017-18 survey of 639 principals in 14 school districts implementing WSF, we find that principals…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Money Management, Educational Finance
Higa, Mitzie Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study used a purposeful sample of five public non-charter elementary schools in Hawai`i. The schools, located on two different islands, displayed evidence of improving academic performance and consistently outperformed the state average growth in scores on the Hawai`i State Assessment (HSA). These schools had mid to high percentages of…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Case Studies, Elementary Schools, Academic Achievement
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McKimmy, Paul B. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2005
In April 2002, the Technology Advisory Committee of the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Education (COE) prioritized the upgrade of existing instructional computer labs. Following several weeks of research and discussion, a decision was made to support wireless and mobile technologies during the upgrade. In June 2002, the first of three…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Costs, Educational Technology, Telecommunications