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A 4 page research paper that addresses 3 issues pertaining to school finance, which are how school revenue & expenditures are impacted by demographics & economic change; current social problems that are causing an increase in the annual costs of elementary and secondary education and the issue of year-round schools. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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one of continuous growth and expansion, there have been demographic and economic changes that taxpayers and policymakers did not anticipate. For example, it was generally not anticipated that there would
be a "expanding numbers of high-cost students with disadvantages, disabilities and bilingual programs for minority groups" (Brimley and Garfield 41). The number of minority students, particularly Hispanic students, has increased
greatly between 1986 and 2000. Also, it was not anticipated that there would be more effective bargaining for higher salaries by school employees, in addition to the cost of
"new and expensive federal programs for exceptional and bilingual students" and the "high cost of implementing desegregation programs" (Brimley and Garfield 41). These factors have necessarily impacted both school revenues
and expenditures. Another demographic factor at work is the fact that people tend to move. When they do so, they may leave behind them school buildings that are only partially
full, but encounter facilities that are overcrowded in their new location, with higher teacher-to-student ratios (Brimley and Garfield 42). Current social problems that are causing an increase in the
annual costs of elementary and secondary education There are various factors that are contributing to the increasing costs of public education each year. These include: 1. the nations
educational goals and objectives continue to increase; 2. communities are constantly demanding more and better services from the schools; 3. More programs and professional services are being provided for
high cost students, such as the disabled; 4. inflation has increased; 5. the cost of treating students in alternative educational settings has vacillated; 6. energy costs have increased and
7. changing social and demographic influences affect expenditures (Brimley and Garfield 58. However, whatever the costs that are associated with education, the costs of not educating students properly,
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