Financing and Governing America Schools

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Across
  1. 8. Differences in funding levels between wealthy and poor districts.
  2. 10. When a school has too much money
  3. 12. Who holds power over school policies, boards, and funding decisions.
  4. 15. Taking funds from wealthy schools and giving it to non wealthy schools
  5. 16. When a school does not have enough money
Down
  1. 1. The process of assigning dollars to different school needs and programs.
  2. 2. Local administrative units that oversee schools in a specific area.
  3. 3. The different streams (federal, state, local) that bring money to education.
  4. 4. Money raised within a community—often through taxes—for its schools.
  5. 5. Money provided by the national government for education programs.
  6. 6. Fair distribution of educational resources so all students can succeed.
  7. 7. How schools obtain the money they need to operate.
  8. 9. Money from state governments allocated to public schools.
  9. 11. State that used 80% of its teaching funds to help students
  10. 13. The system or process of making and enforcing policy for schools.
  11. 14. Local funding source for schools that is based on home and land values.