Instructional Investment or Administrative Bloat: The Effects of Charter System Conversion on Resource Allocations and Staffing Patterns |
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| Authors: | Dennis A Kramer II Megan Lane Melvin Tanner |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Human Development &2. Organizational Studies in Education, College of Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA |
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| Abstract: | Despite the growing call for local autonomy and flexibility, few scholars have examined the role of school district–level flexibility on resource allocation and staffing patterns. Leveraging the charter system law within the State of Georgia, we utilize a generalized difference-in-differences approach to estimate the impact of flexibility of system-level expenditures and staffing changes. We find evidence of increases in central office spending and staffing post-conversion to a charter system. In addition, we find evidence that local support is replaced by the state-funded supplemental funding. |
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| Keywords: | charter systems K12 finance public choice theory |
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