{"product_id":"the-thief-in-the-classroom-9781475860276","title":"The Thief in the Classroom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn undetected thief lurks in America's classrooms: funding for public education. Dynamic instruction, robust learning, and student futures are stolen when funding for public education is inadequate and inequitable. The devastating impact of this thievery is examined throughout this book. Student engagement with the potential and promise of traditional public education is stolen by funding formulas crafted by state legislatures. Theft in the classroom results when these funding schemes misdirect and disconnect the resources required to educate all US students. Called upon to deal with an ever-changing cascade of mandates, standards, legislation, and counterproductive testing marathons, but provided with funding so inadequate that instruction is often little better than anemic test prep, public educators in pursuit of the common good are robbed by insufficient funding. Although funding for public education is a topic unlikely to command frequent public discussion, no topic is more con\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, a review of the inconsistencies and unequal treatment of school systems when it comes to school funding. If US public education is truly a priority, why does the success of America’s students rely more on their zip code than any other factor? The authors are experienced and knowledgeable educators who can speak first-hand to the inequalities and inconsistencies that prevent school improvement initiatives and student success.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jim Freeland, EdD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Purdue University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for educational leadership at all levels. Swensson, Lehman, and Ellis detail both the form and the function of flawed funding formulas, identifying institutionalized inequity as the inevitable outcome. This is an overdue offering!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tracy Dust, Executive Director Emeritus, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Thief in the Classroom is a primer for those charged with creating and administering public policy regarding the finance of public education and should be required reading for legislators, board members, administrators, and teacher leaders. The straightforward narrative serves to transform a “mysterious concept” into an understandable topic.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kenneth Hull, EdD, retired superintendent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eONE—Dollars and Sense: The Basics of Public School Funding for Educational Programs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTWO—Grab Bag Funding: Promises, Problems, and Prizes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHREE—A Case Study: Weeds in Indiana’s School Funding Field\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFOUR—What Does School Funding Pay For?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFIVE—Are We Really Paying for What We Get?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIX—Public Education Is a Test\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEVEN—The Magic and the Consequences of School Funding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEIGHT—The Thief in the Classroom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNINE—Funding for Public Education: Is There a Bottom Line?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTEN—To Catch a Thief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040330678615,"sku":"9781475860276","price":57.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475860276.jpg?v=1750946405","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-thief-in-the-classroom-9781475860276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}