County Variation in Children's and Adolescent's Health Status and School District Performance in California

The ability of public organizations under fiscal stress to achieve their goals and maintain public service delivery warrants attention. Using an eleven-year panel of school-district data from New York State, this study examines how different dimensions of financial condition affect district performance. The findings indicate that increasing debt burdens have immediate negative impacts on school-district performance. These adverse impacts may be driven by the cutback strategies that districts choose in response to declining financial conditions. These findings have practical implications for how public organizations can best cope with rising debt while maintaining high performance.

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Which school attributes matter? The influence of school district performance and demographic composition on property values

Journal of Urban Economics ◽

10.1016/j.jue.2007.03.004 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 451-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 114

Author(s):

John M. Clapp ◽

Anupam Nanda ◽

Stephen L. Ross

Keyword(s):

School District ◽

Property Values ◽

Demographic Composition ◽

District Performance

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Measuring Conditions for Learning for School District Performance Management

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e683612007-001 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Kimberly Kendziora ◽

David Osher ◽

Roger P. Weissberg ◽

Mary Unte O'Brien

Keyword(s):

School District ◽

Performance Management ◽

Conditions For Learning ◽

District Performance

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Not Watching the Fight: Examining the Dynamics of School Turnaround

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership ◽

10.1177/1555458917712548 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 76-85

Author(s):

Antonio Corrales

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

School District ◽

Educational System ◽

Leadership Team ◽

The State ◽

School Turnaround ◽

Local District ◽

District Superintendent ◽

District Performance ◽

State Educational

This case describes how a newly appointed superintendent implemented systematic changes across the school district to increase academic performance and keep schools open and operational. The district superintendent and leadership team were forced by the state educational system to promote rapid and drastic organizational and academic changes to avoid district closure. These changes implied a new district performance policy, and it was promoted while navigating challenges related to local district politics, the internal culture of dysfunctionality and disarray, and the state educational system.

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