In search of cost‐effective schools

American Apartheid: Race and the Politics of School Finance on Long Island, NY

“…What appears to be a lack of political will for school finance reform in New York can also be explained as support for a status quo that accepts inequities based on race and ethnicity, even when they add to school costs. For example, the proliferation of small, segregated school districts on Long Island means that, with only 15 percent of the state's public school student population, Long Island schools have more high-salaried administrators than the rest of New York State combined (Raywid & Shaheen, 1994). In addition, there has generally been limited local support for the consolidation of school districts, even when proponents argue on the basis of cost-effectiveness.…”