American Public School Finance 2nd Edition by WILLIAM A. OWINGS

American Public School Finance 2nd Edition by WILLIAM A. OWINGS ISBN-13: 9781111838041 ISBN-10: 1111838046As the saying goes, if you want to know the real story, ?follow the money.?One can easily see what people value by where they spend their resources.The same holds true for local, state, and federal government spending. Thisis the essence of school finance.Most students anticipate school finance to be a rather dull and boringtopic. They expect it will be a class in accounting practices and Excel spreadsheets,stressing credits, debits, and maintaining ledgers. Nothing could befurther from the truth. As we examine local, state, and federal educationspending, you will come to understand the ?big picture? of school finance,deepen your appreciation for public education?s contributions to our communitiesand nation, become competent players in the state and local financeissues arena, and develop into proactive supporters for education financereform. In short, as stated in ISLLC Standard 6a, 6b, and 6c, you will beable to understand, respond to, and influence the political, social, economic,legal, and cultural context of school finance in society.