To What Ends and by What Means : The Social Justice Implications of Contemporary School Finance Theory and Policy

In the midst of increasing attention to the adequacy of school finance systems throughout the United States, To What Ends and By What Means challenges readers to examine the social justice implications of contemporary economics, finance, and budgeting policies affecting the K-12 education system. Contributors representing the fields of philosophy, sociology, economics, psychology, public policy and international studies initiate a dialogue about the broader purposes of educational policy. These explorations offer scholars and students a framework to understand how school finance policies might better support changes needed to improve the educational conditions faced by those traditionally under-represented in economic, political, and social policy arenas. Book jacket.