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The Relationship between Open Enrollment and School Bond Voting
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Pogodzinski, Ben; Lenhoff, Sarah Winchell; Addonizio, Michael – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an association between student mobility through open enrollment and voter support for school bond proposals. Specifically, we hypothesized that higher percentages of nonresident enrollment in a school district and resident exit from a district would be associated with lower levels of voter support…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Open Enrollment, Bond Issues, Voting
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Colorado
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Lindquist, Ben; Hesla, Kevin; Schaller, Dan; Beckett, Lorna – National Charter School Resource Center, 2018
In the Spring of 2017, the National Charter School Resource Center, (NCSRC), the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the League) and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (the Alliance) collaborated to collect data and information about charter school facilities and facilities expenditures in the state of Colorado. The data collection…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Facilities, Expenditures, State Aid
Fairness in Facilities: Why Idaho Public Charter Schools Need More Facilities Funding
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Robson, Kelly; Squire, Juliet; Graziano, Lynne – Bellwether Education Partners, 2019
Doing more with less is noble in public education. This is something quality public charter schools do well. It is also something, that cash-strapped rural and high need schools across Idaho know all too well themselves. It is well documented that all of public education in Idaho operates on leaner rations than do schools in most parts of the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, School Funds, Educational Facilities
Small Districts, Big Challenges: Barriers to Planning and Funding School Facilities in California's Rural and Small Public School Districts
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Vincent, Jeffrey M. – Center for Cities & Schools, 2018
In 2017, the California Department of Education (CDE) announced the "Small School District Assistance Initiative," aimed at providing targeted assistance to small and rural school districts in the state. A prime focus of the initiative is assisting small and rural school districts with improving their facilities. To aid CDE's efforts,…
Descriptors: School Districts, School District Size, Rural Schools, Educational Facilities Improvement
Small Districts, Big Challenges: Barriers to Planning and Funding School Facilities in California's Rural and Small Public School Districts. Executive Summary
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Vincent, Jeffrey M. – Center for Cities & Schools, 2018
This study investigates the school facility challenges and issues facing rural and small school districts in California. A mixed method approach was utilized (analysis of district characteristics, spending patterns, and 40 interviews with superintendents) to understand the capital investment patterns and facility planning processes of these…
Descriptors: School Districts, School District Size, Rural Schools, Educational Facilities Improvement
Rebooting 'Smart Schools': The Need to Debug New York's 2014 Bond Act. Issue Brief
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Girardin, Ken; Duell, Noah – Empire Center for Public Policy, 2017
In November 2014, New York voters approved the Smart Schools Bond Act, which authorizes up to $2 billion in state general obligation borrowing to finance school district purchases of computers and other classroom technology; improve schools' high-speed and wireless internet links; install "high-tech smart security features" in school…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, School Districts, Educational Technology