Spending on Instructional Staff Support Among Big City School Districts: Why Are Urban Districts Spending at Such High Levels?

Kieran M. Killeen; David H. Monk; Margaret L. Plecki

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Spending on Instructional Staff Support Among Big City School Districts: Why Are Urban Districts Spending at Such High Levels?

Authors

- Kieran M. Killeen
- Cornell University
- David H. Monk
- Pennsylvania State University
- Margaret L. Plecki
- University of Washington

Abstract

In a recent study conducted under the auspices of the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy (CTP), we found that U.S. school districts, on average, direct 2.8% of their annual budgets toward what the Census Bureau defines as instructional staff support.

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How to Cite: Killeen, K. M. , Monk, D. H. & Plecki, M. L. (2000) “Spending on Instructional Staff Support Among Big City School Districts: Why Are Urban Districts Spending at Such High Levels?”, Educational Considerations. 28(1).