Making Money Matter: Financing America's Schools

by Board on Behavioral Cognitive and Sensory Sciences, National Research Council, Committee on Education Finance

The United States annually spends over $300 billion on public elementary and secondary education. As the nation enters the 21st century, it faces a major challenge: how best to tie this financial investment to the goal of high levels of achievement for all students. In addition, policymakers want assurance that education dollars are being raised and used in the most efficient and effective possible ways. The book covers such topics as:

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309065283
• ISBN13: 9780309065283
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"