Public School Funding
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Most public schools are supported financially by district, state, and federal government agencies.
I identify the roles each of these agencies local schools. Which agency do has the most significant influence over policy and curriculum decisions for local schools? Why?
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This is a brief description of the challenges of funding of our public schools.
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The federal government sets up the most general policies or guidelines and then partially funds them through the granting process. For example, the school lunch programs are federally funded with mandates on how the program is to be carried out. Some of the transportation may be effected through the granting process as well. Sometimes ...
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