The data show that significant differences between schools are more likely in an urban corporation than in a suburban or rural corporation. Contrasts by locality between corporations are also revealed in these data. Selected findings from the Center study follow. In a numb er of urban school corporations, however, the difference is as high as 23 points. In urban corporations, there is a vast difference between schools in the proportion of students enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program.
Corporations spend general fund dollars to pay for textbook rental when families are unable to pay.
Average per-pupil expenditures for these rentals vary by corporation locality. These data are published with permission from the Indiana Urban Schools Association. Data sources for this project were the U.S. Census Bureau, the Indiana Department of Education, and the Indiana State Budget Agency. Recognizing the importance of teachers' professional development to the success of school reform initiatives, the National Governors' Association has issued the series Capacity for Change to address this need. Second in the series, this report reviews the current, fragmented system of professional development for educators and offers advice to policymakers on priorities, principles, alternatives, standards, and state-level policy.