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Three New School Principals Buy ‘Almost Everything We Want’:
Non-charters try out a new, arguably more equitable budgeting system that CPS plans to take districtwide in a few years

by Mallika Ahluwalia
Catalyst Chicago, November, 2005

Non-charters try out new, arguably more equitable budgeting system that CPS plans to take districtwide in a few years.

California Law to Shed Light on Teacher’s Salaries

by Jeff Archer
Education Week, October 12, 2005

Districts must publish average teacher pay on school reports.

City Schools to Challenge State Decision on Charters

by SUN STAFF, Laura Loh
Baltimore Sun, May 11, 2005

Equal spending for all students places system finances at risk, officials say; Relief to be sought from courts, federal agency

Making Every Dollar Count

by Robert C. Johnston
Education Week, January 6, 2005

As expectations for schools rise and money remains tight, policymakers face growing pressures to strengthen the connection between K-12 spending policies and academic results.

Weighty Decisions

by Jeff Archer
Education Week, January 6, 2005

The idea of building school budgets around individual student is getting more attention.

Financial Evolution:
Faced with lawsuits, higher expectations for academic performance, and limited funding, state policymakers are looking for new and better ways to finance public education.

by Lynn Olson
Education Week, January 6, 2005

Faced with lawsuits, higher expectations for academic performance, and limited funding, state policymakers are looking for new and better ways to finance public education.

Boston Shifts Training Funds in Wake of Audit Surprises

by Maureen Kelleher
Catalyst Chicago, June 2002

Quiet Start, Big Finish Mark Duncan’s First Year

by Dan Weissmann
Catalyst Chicago, May, 2002