Sweeping Study Weighs School Districts' 'Educational Productivity'

A report from a progressive think tank measuring the “educational productivity” of more than 9,000 school districts around the country shows that districts getting the most for their money tend to spend more on teachers and less on administration, partner with their communities to save money, and have school boards willing to make potentially unpopular decisions, like closing underenrolled schools. Christina A. Samuels, Education Week, Jan. 19, 2011