Getting the Problem Right, At Least

“State education finance systems were not designed with student learning in mind, nor have the superintendents and principals who manage educational resources been trained to make the strategic connection between resources and learning one would expect in a learning-oriented system. What’s more, because of the way these systems operate, elected officials, educational leaders, and the public are equally hard pressed to know how resources actually have been deployed or the ways they may (or may not) contribute to learning.”

Funding Student Learning


From the School Finance Redesign Project

This report, funded by the Gates Foundation, looks like an important “read.”