But it got a big boost in 1962, when Milton Friedman published Capitalism
and Freedom, which described the potential of market forces to strengthen
educational quality,
efficiency,
and productivity.
The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding
and distribution of State Aid;
efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead
and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs
and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings
and long - term
efficiencies;
and analysis of district - by - district returns on
educational investment
and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent,
and those that do not.