Saving America's school infrastructure /

Saving America's school infrastructure / Faith E. Crampton, David C. Thompson editors. - viii, 270 pages ; 23 cm - Research in education fiscal policy and practice .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword /​ Edward M. Kennedy
1. Unmet School Infrastructure Funding Need as a Critical Educational Capacity Issue: Setting the Context /​ Faith E. Crampton
2. Financing School Infrastructure Needs: An Overview Across the 50 States /​ Catherine C. Sielke
3. Canadian Approaches to the Financing of School Infrastructure /​ Vivian J. Hajnal
4. Financing Capital Facilities in Higher Education /​ Mary McKeown-Moak
5. Capital Needs and Spending in Urban Public School Systems: Policies, Problems, and Promises /​ James G. Cibulka and Bruce S. Cooper
6. Funding School Infrastructure in Rural America /​ Jeffrey Maiden
7. Infrastructure Funding Considerations and Students with Disabilities /​ William T. Hartman
8. School Finance Litigation: One Strategy to Address Inequities in School Infrastructure Funding /​ David C. Thompson and Faith E. Crampton

This book addresses funding for school facilities. Contents of section 1, "Overview and Scope of the Problem," are: (1) "Unmet School Infrastructure Funding Need as a Critical Educational Capacity Issue: Setting the Context" (Faith E. Crampton); (2) "Financing School Infrastructure Needs: An Overview across the 50 States" (Catherine C. Sielke); (3) "Canadian Approaches to the Financing of School Infrastructure" (Vivian J. Hajnal); and (4) "Financing Captial Facilities in Higher Education" (Mary McKeown-Moak). Section 2, "Current Challenges to Funding of School Infrastructure," contains the following chapters: (5) "Capital Needs and Spending in Urban Public School Systems: Policies, Problems, and Promises" (James G. Cibulka and Bruce S. Cooper); (6) "Funding School Infrastructure in Rural America" (Jeffrey Maiden); (7) "Infrastructure Funding Considerations and Students with Disabilities" (William T. Hartman); (8) "School Finance Litigation: One Strategy To Address Inequities in School Infrastructure Funding" (David C. Thompson and Faith E. Crampton); (9) "Funding Technology versus Bricks and Mortar: Can We Have It All?" (Faith E. Crampton, Janis M. Hagey, and Kathleen C. Westbrook); and (10) "Should Principals Be Involved in School Renovations?" (Brian O. Brent and Marie Cianca). Part 3, "The Future of School Infrastructure Funding," contains the following chapter: (11) "Striking a Balance in School Infrastructure Funding" (David C. Thompson)

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School facilities--Finance.--United States
School facilities--Planning.--United States
School plant management--United States.

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