Date of Award

Summer 8-2023

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Educational Foundations & Leadership

Program/Concentration

Educational Leadership

Committee Director

William Owings

Committee Director

Steve Myran

Committee Member

Petros Katsioloudis

Abstract

Educational leaders stretch pennies, often in futile attempts, to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students. An educated populous, or lack thereof, heavily impacts not only students, but also local, state, and national economies, job markets, and public safety. Knowing where to exert public school fiscal effort to reduce juvenile crime is an issue with implications that reach far beyond the field of education. By employing a quantitative approach and analyses examining slopes of fiscal effort for special education and juvenile adjudications, this study explores the relationship between the two factors. The research points out several connections between special education and the social and economic costs of juvenile crime. Findings support placing additional fiscal effort in special education and lower juvenile adjudication; subsequently, creating substantial savings and creating a paradigm shift in public school finance.

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DOI

10.25777/jyb7-vd84

ISBN

9798380394161

ORCID

0000-0002-8291-4951

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