Financing Public Schools

“As the U.S. struggles to regain its economic stability, we are well served by this important reminder of education’s foundational role in securing our nation’s strength and well-being. Money, indeed, matters and mirrors what we value. As the authors remind us, these values are all too often caught up in the struggle between self-preservation and the common good.”

–Deborah Collins, Associate Director of The Leadership Alliance, Brown University

“Financing Public Schools is not a traditional school finance book. There is a great need for educators to understand the value of education as a public good and a necessary precursor to a vibrant democracy; this text goes well past taxation, budgeting, and finance formulae to include thoughtful analysis and discussion of the public value of education, modern policies, and state politics.”

–Julie Underwood, Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, and Dean, School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Kern Alexander is Excellence Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Richard G. Salmon is Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.

F. King Alexander is Professor in the College of Human Sciences and Education, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA.