American Public School Finance » (1st Edition)

William Owings is currently a professor of educational leadership at Old Dominion University. Owings has worked as a public school teacher, an elementary and high school principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent of schools. His scholarly publications co-authored with Leslie Kaplan include articles in National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Bulletin, Journal of School Leadership, Journal of Effective Schools, Phi Delta Kappan, and Teachers College Record. Owings has served on the state and international board of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), is editor of the Journal for Effective Schools, and is on the Journal of Education Finance Editorial Advisory Board. He is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences and a consultant on educational leadership and instructional improvement.

Leslie Kaplan is a full-time education writer. A retired school administrator in Newport News, Virginia, she has provided middle and high school instructional leadership as well as central office leadership as a director of program development. Kaplan's scholarly publications appear in numerous professional journals. She has co-authored several books and monographs with William Owings including Teacher Quality, Teaching Quality, and School Improvement; Best Practices, Best Thinking, and Emerging Issues in School Leadership; Enhancing Teacher and Teaching Quality; and AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE (Cengage). Kaplan also serves on the NASSP Bulletin Editorial Board, is co-editor of the Journal for Effective Schools, and is a past president of the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Owings (educational leadership, Old Dominion University) and Kaplan, an assistant principal for instruction with the Newport News, Virginia, public schools, examine local, state, and federal education spending in this text for students in educational administration. After an introductory chapter on common misconceptions about school finance and student achievement, the text covers areas such as the legal framework for financing public education, school finance as investment in human capital, taxation issues, equity and adequacy, and the structure of school finance systems. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR