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 \nCutting Programs and Personnel..  \nEfficiency and Economy ………  \nPersonnel Adjustments “……  \nAcross-the-Board Reductions  \nSelective Reductions……………  \nStaging Retrenchment……  \nConclusion……  \nReferences…  \n.. 12  \n……16  \n.. 17  \n………21  \n………24  \n……24  \n……26  \n.. 29  \n.. 30  \n.. 34  \n………37  \n………39  \n# Introduction\n\nTwomajor trends are apparent in American education today:in-creasing pressure for school improvement and the reduction ofresources for public schools.Public demands for improving the schoolshave occurred at the same time that a growing body of research hasidentified specific correlates of effective schools.However,much of thedata on which these research efforts have been based were collected dur-ing periods of economic growth or stability.The current climate offiscal instability,manifested by declining enrollments,school closings,bond and budget defeats,tax limitation measures,curtailment offederal and state funding programs,and high annual rates of inflation,may require educators to reconsider the school effectiveness findings.Itis one thing,for example,to prescribe increased academic learning timewhen class sizes average 20 students and quite another when reductionsin force have raised classes to over 30 students and other cuts have cur-tailed learning materials.As a first step in reconsidering the matter ofschool effectiveness,I would like to analyze some of the options nowfacing local education policymakers一boards of education,superintendents,and building administrators.  \nIt is characteristic in times of fiscal instability for policymakers to be-moan the loss of options.For example,in his first official address asSuperintendent of Portland(Oregon)Public Schools,Matthew ProphetJr.warned district employees:\"If the tax base measure...is defeated,the district will be faced with a narrow set of options,none of which isattractive.\"  \nWhile it is unlikely that a reduction in resources ever results in in-creased options,it is unwarranted to believe that policyma","cbCaihoaUbXUbvzT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihoaUbXUbvzT","pdf",1145357,44,"English","# Introduction\n# The Range of OptionsWhen Facing Financial Instability\n## Introduction","[{\"question\":\"Why does fiscal instability challenge assumptions about school effectiveness?\",\"answer\":\"Research evidence was often gathered during economic growth or stability, but fiscal instability brings declining enrollments, school closings, and reduced funding. 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