The Money Myth: School Resources, Outcomes, and Equity

by W. Norton Grubb

Book Overview

Can money buy high-quality education? Studies find only a weak relationship between public school funding and educational outcomes. In The Money Myth, W. Norton Grubb proposes a powerful paradigm shift in the way we think about why some schools thrive and others fail. The greatest inequalities in America's schools lie in factors other than fiscal support. Fundamental differences in resources other than money--for example, in leadership, instruction,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871540436
• ISBN13: 9780871540430
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.9"