In this volume, a diverse group of experts—scholars, educators, journalists, and entrepreneurs—offer wisdom and advice on how schools and districts can cut costs, eliminate inefficient spending, and better manage their funds in order to free up resources to drive school reform.

Edited by Frederick M. Hess of the American Enterprise Institute, and Eric Osberg of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Stretching the School Dollar (Harvard Education Press, 2010) proposes immediate, short-term cost cutting solutions as well as long-term, structural changes that will improve the efficiency of the entire system. The book serves as a valuable guide in an era where every dollar matters.

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Policy Priority:
High Expectations
Topics:
School Finance
Governance

Eric Osberg is the Director of Finance and Operations at the in Bethesda, Maryland, a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls, serving students from Pre-K–12.

From 2002 to 2010, Osberg served as the Vice President and Treasurer of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and was also a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He was primarily responsible for financial and managerial issues at…

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