Founder connections
- Bill GatesRecommendationGates highly recommends the book in his March 1, 2011 review for understanding education funding and spending.Source
Summary
Marguerite Roza examines school finance from the perspective of individual schools. She explains how funding rules and spending practices can direct money away from stated educational priorities, and argues for clearer links between costs and student outcomes. The book offers proposals for changing how resources are allocated and assessed.
Why read it Our view
Read it to examine how a budget can drift away from an organization’s stated goals. Roza’s school-level view prompts useful questions about what costs are hidden by averages and whether the people responsible for results can control spending.