Equalize Student Achievement

Ovid K. Wong is an associate education professor at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. He is the author of twenty-two books and has received the Midwest Book Author award from the Children's Reading Roundtable of Chicago. Daniel M. Casing spent more than twenty-five years in educational administration serving as building principal, district superintendent, and assistant superintendent for financial services. Casing served on the Greater City of Freeport and Stephenson County Illinois Economic Development Committee, the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors for Trailways Girl Scout Council, was active in the Lions and Rotary International in addition to his service in the Illinois Association of School Business Officials.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Paving the Road to Support American Public EducationChapter 3 American Public Education the Land of Unequal FundingChapter 4 The Expenditure Divide in the Land of Unequal OpportunityChapter 5 Narrowing the Gap of Educational FundingChapter 6 Budgetary Issues in an Economic RecessionChapter 7 Prioritize Education Expenditure to Maximize Student OpportunitiesChapter 8 Conclusion

Whether you have a casual interest in the politics of education funding or are an expert in school finance seeking a comprehensive and highly readable, up-to-date analysis, this text is for you. By combining a thorough, entertaining, and rich history of our nation's various approaches to paying for public education with a detailed explication of current school funding structures, Wong and Casing provide readers with the knowledge and context needed to understand both the technical aspects of education funding and the way funding for schools impacts everything from economic opportunity to racial and social justice. Brilliant!