Author Question: Provide four reasons for the changes observed in per-pupil spending during the latter half of the ... (Read 98 times)

kfurse · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Provide four reasons for the changes observed in per-pupil spending during the latter half of the twentieth century.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A movement upward along an upward sloping Engel curve corresponds to

A) upward sloping indifference curves.
B) crossing indifference curves.
C) a rotation in the budget constraint.
D) a parallel shift in the budget constraint.

ally · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 1, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The first reason for the changes observed in per-pupil spending over that time period is that schools are using more resources than they were using in 1940 . For example, computers and lab equipment were non-existent in the schools of 1940 . Second, a greater emphasis has been placed on lowering class size and raising teacher salaries, both of which have contributed to the increase. Third, a greater percentage of school spending is being devoted to non-classroom resources such as sports programs. Fourth, education has become increasingly bureaucratized which has reduced productive efficiency in the education sector.

Answer to Question 2

D