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Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools : How to Survive and Thrive in Tight Times by Nathan Levenson (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard Education Press
ISBN-101612501389
ISBN-139781612501383
eBay Product ID (ePID)112942781
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSmarter Budgets, Smarter Schools : How to Survive and Thrive in Tight Times
SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, Administration / General, Finance
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation
AuthorNathan Levenson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2011-941942
Reviews" Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools: How to Survive and Thrive in Tight Times is a guide for the teacher and school administrator who still wants the best for the students even as the money supply shrinks further for the school." -- Midwest Book Review, "Nathan Levenson offers rational, honest, and tangible ways for cash-strapped district leaders to shed budget heft without compromising student learning." -- Chris Tessone , Education Gadfly, "This is an invaluable superintendent and school board member resource: clear and concise, but also bold and courageous in describing what we have to do to get control of school budgeting. Here is the master plan with insight and relevant case examples that will have readers thinking differently in perilous economic times." -- Glenn Koocher , executive director, MA Association of School Committees , "Anyone who thinks finance is a dry subject hasn't read this book. Levenson presents a new framework for maximizing benefit at a particular expenditure level, and then fills the pages with fresh and desperately needed ideas about how to rethink resources in ways not typically considered in the district allocation process. At a time when district leaders face tough decisions about how best to spend their limited dollars, this book is an absolute must-read." -- Marguerite Roza , research associate professor, University of Washington , "The concepts are intellectually stimulating with plenty of specifics on how many dollars could be saved in each case. Levenson includes charts and sample worksheets and the narrative is well-written with real-life examples." -- Art Stellar , School Administrator, "From class size to curriculum, from nurses to libraries, from paraprofessionals to administrators, no subject escapes the objective scrutiny that Levenson brings to every line of the budget. In times of acute budget shortages, the author makes a compelling case for rational, if sometimes unpopular, choices that place the interests of children above those of adults." -- Douglas B. Reeves , founder, The Leadership and Learning Center , "Levenson's timely book provides specific guidance and examples of how leaders can streamline their operations while keeping dollars in the classroom. Levenson also offers critical advice on how to negotiate the cultural and political barriers that educators often face when seeking financial efficiencies. Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools is a book forward-thinking educational leaders, policymakers, and advocates should have on their shelves." -- Frederick M. Hess , director of education policy studies, American Enterprise Institute , " Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools: How to Survive and Thrive in Tight Times is a guide for the teacher and school administrator who still wants the best for the students even as the money supply shrinks further for the school." -- Midwest Book Review, "Many authors talk about restructuring, reimagining, or transforming school districts. Nate Levenson shows you how to accomplish this across the many facets of any school district's operations. His 'crazy ideas' are not so crazy when you stop to think about their implications. In fact, if implemented, you might just create the model school district of the future--driven by student success." -- Jack Dale , superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools , "This work is an interesting, quick read, filled with inspiring success stories and thought provoking ideas." -- Kaitlin Anderson , Journal of School Choice, "Nathan Levenson offers rational, honest, and tangible ways for cash-strapped district leaders to shed budget heft without compromising student learning." -- Chris Tessone , Education Gadfly, "The concepts are intellectually stimulating with plenty of specifics on how many dollars could be saved in each case. Levenson includes charts and sample worksheets and the narrative is well-written with real-life examples." -- Art Stellar , School Administrator, "This work is an interesting, quick read, filled with inspiring success stories and thought provoking ideas." -- Kaitlin Anderson , Journal of School Choice
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal371.2060973
SynopsisArmed with real-world examples and out-of-the-box ideas, Nathan Levenson challenges conventional thinking about school budgeting and offers practical, actionable advice for school superintendents, central office leaders, building principals, and school board members. Virtually every school district in the nation is experiencing an extended period of financial constraints. Shrinking tax revenue, decreasing federal stimulus funds, rising health care and pension costs, and growing high-need student populations will continue to test superintendents and school boards as they seek to prepare students for a globally competitive environment., Armed with real-world examples and out-of-the-box ideas, Levenson challenges conventional thinking about school budgeting and offers a compelling way forward for school superintendents, central office leaders, building principals, and school board members. Virtually every school district in the nation is experiencing an extended period of financial constraints. Shrinking tax revenue due to the Great Recession, decreasing federal stimulus funds, rising health care and pension costs, and fast-growing high-need student populations will continue to test superintendents and school boards as they seek to prepare students for a globally competitive environment with fewer resources., Armed with real-world examples and out-of-the-box ideas, this challenges conventional thinking about school budgeting and offers a compelling way forward for school superintendents, central office leaders, building principals, and school board members.
LC Classification NumberLB2830.2.L48 2012
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