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School finance in public education
impacts the decisions that principals and administrators make when they
begin
each new school year. Monies in public education primarily are
sources of
local tax money. This tax money most frequently is in the form of
property tax based upon local mill levy designations. This money
can be very
limited for districts that have a poor tax base and greater for those
who may
have a larger tax base. The price of a home in a local area can
determine
the amount of money a school has to spend. The cost of education
seems to
increase each year, but a great majority of school budgets go toward
paying
teacher salaries. Today's schools no longer have teachers that
teach
Math, Science, Social Studies, English, and Physical Education.
Today's
schools have teachers instructing students in Technology, Computer
Application,
Family and Consumer Science, Art, Music, and others. The hiring
of additional
teachers to meet the expectations of careers within those fields is the
primary
focus of schools. However, when money is short, schools must do
what they
can to provide the best education for the students in their school
system.
In addition, schools are being impacted with
requirements of No
Child Left Behind and are being asked to move every student to
proficiency. This demand is asking districts to hire highly
qualified
teachers to provide the quality education needed and also ask them to
generate new
resources and the latest in education research to maximize student
achievement. The federal government has primarily excluded
themselves
from funding schools at the state or local level because of the US
Constitution
that puts the responsibility of educating students within a state to
the state
itself. Thus, the state level support is appropriated using
several
different formulas and systems nationwide. No one state uses the
same
money or system to determine what each school district will receive
from the
state. Lawsuits have been one of the recent topics of debate as
independent research councils have determined that certain states have
under funded
local schools and put a strain on local school systems. States
have
indicated that school districts have been putting money into reserves
and are
not spending what is given on a yearly basis.
While the debate continues,
there is no doubt that principals must be aware of changes being made
at all
levels and must also look elsewhere to raise necessary money for school
programs
that local monies may not be able to fund. Corporate
collaboration and fundraisers
are often necessary evils to maintain high quality programs in schools
and
allow financial flexibility for principals in their own
buildings. More
must be done at the Federal and State level to insure that teacher
salaries
increase to keep people in the field and to attract high quality,
educated
individuals that have a passion for teaching and will ultimately impact
student
achievement in the classroom.
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