Predicting Significant Reductions in Instructional Expenditures by School Districts

Autor/inn/en	Trussel, John M.; Patrick, Patricia A.
Titel	Predicting Significant Reductions in Instructional Expenditures by School Districts
Quelle	In: Journal of Education Finance, 37 (2012) 3, S.205-233 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-9495
Schlagwörter	School Districts; Financial Problems; Educational Finance; Expenditures; Income; Fiscal Capacity; Needs Assessment; Retrenchment; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsfonds; Ausgaben; Einkommen; Finanzmittel; Bedarfsermittlung; USA
Abstract	This article uses survival analysis to investigate the symptoms of fiscal distress that can lead to significant reductions in instructional expenditures by independent public school districts in the United States. We hypothesize that the likelihood of significant reductions in instructional expenditures is positively correlated with revenue concentration and debt usage, and negatively correlated with organizational slack and entity resources. Parsimonious models are developed and tested to predict the likelihood of significant reductions in instructional expenditures. The model correctly classifies up to 92% of the sampled school districts. The results show that the most important indicator of significant reductions in instructional expenditures is revenue concentration. School districts with more diverse revenue sources are less susceptible to significant reductions in instructional expenditures. This information can be used to prevent, detect, and mitigate fiscal distress that could lead to significant reductions in instructional expenditures in U.S. school districts. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10