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Direct linkArsen, David; Delpier, Tanner; Gensterblum, Annie; Jacobsen, Rebecca; Stamm, Alexandra – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
The specific needs of rural schools and communities have received limited attention from state policy makers, and many state programs have only added to the challenges that school districts in rural areas face. Michigan State University researchers surveyed and interviewed rural superintendents in Michigan to learn more about their situations.…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, State Policy, Educational Policy, Superintendents
Download full textArsen, David; DeLuca, Thomas A.; Ni, Yongmei; Bates, Michael – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2015
Like other states, Michigan has implemented a number of policies to change governance and administrative arrangements in local school districts deem to be in financial emergency. This paper examines two questions: (1) Which districts get into financial trouble and why?; and (2) Among fiscally distressed districts, are there significant differences…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Finance, School District Wealth, School Choice
Peer reviewedArsen, David; DeLuca, Thomas; Ni, Yongmei; Bates, Michael – Journal of Education Finance, 2016
Like other states, Michigan has implemented a number of policies to change governance and administrative arrangements in local school districts deemed to be in financial emergency. This paper examines two questions: (1) Which districts get into financial trouble and why? and (2) Among fiscally distressed districts, are there significant…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, School Districts, Financial Exigency, Institutional Characteristics
Mason, Mary L.; Arsen, David – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2014
As the City of Detroit emerges from municipal bankruptcy, the imperative for school improvement takes on an urgency rarely witnessed in a U.S. city. If the city is to experience the redevelopment boom that many now anticipate, its public schools must improve. While a variety of different reform strategies are possible, the establishment of a…
Descriptors: Public Education, Alignment (Education), Educational Policy, Urban Schools
Mason, Mary L.; Arsen, David – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2010
This report examines the problem of school facility disparities in Michigan and the prospects of litigation to address this problem. First, the authors briefly review evidence of the important impact of school facilities on students, teachers, and communities. They then provide an overview of litigation aimed at state school finance systems across…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Facilities, Court Litigation, State Courts
