Research Room
The following are publications of Education Resource Strategies team members in our five practice areas:
- Professional Development and School Support
- School Funding Systems
- School Level Resource Use
- School Performance Management
- School System Design
Urban School District Accountability
Systems by D. McAdams,
M. Wisdom, S. Glover and A. McClellan.
A report written for
the Education Commission of the States by the Center for
Reform of School Systems. December 2003. Using case studies
from Boston, Cincinnati and Houston, authors provide strategies
for creation of an effective district accountability system. View and download
in PDF format.
Money Matters: Rethinking School and
District Spending to Support Comprehensive School Reform by
K.H. Miles
This article
explores how both districts
and schools can rethink their spending and organization to support comprehensive
school reform. View and download in PDF format.
Taking Stock of the Fiscal Costs of Expanded Learning Time by M. Roza & K.H. Miles
This paper released by the Center for American Progress explores the costs involved in expanding learning time for all students. View and download in PDF format.
Matching Spending with Strategy: Aligning
District Spending to Support a Strategy of Comprehensive School
Reform by K.H. Miles
This article
explores how districts can realign spending
to support schools in raising student performance. View and download in PDF format.
Putting Money Where It Matters by K.H. Miles
The
focus on creating accountable standards-based schools is pushing districts
and schools to more clearly define their goals and priorities for
student learning. This analysis focuses on realigning spending
and staffing in five ways by defining priorities for student
performance. Educational
Leadership, Volume 59 Number 1 September 2001, pg. 53-60. View
and download in PDF format.
Rethinking School-System Resources
to Create Excellence and Equity by K.H. Miles
This paper outlines the
essential roles of school systems in supporting educational
improvement and holding schools accountable for results. The
Essential Roles include allocating resources equitably across
schools, building capacity for instruction and leadership,
ensuring school-level flexibility and capacity to best utilize
resources, and promoting research-based school level
professional development.
Published by the Annenberg Foundation, Spring 2006.View and download in
PDF format.