1. Review the actions of some school districts that have experimented with an extension of their school year and explain what the problems and the advantages of such extensions are.

2. What evidence can you find that increasing social prob- lems are causing large increases in the annual costs of public elementary and secondary education

3. Describe how projected demographic and economic changes in a local area will affect the revenue and expenditures of a school district. Identify what school officials should do to prepare for such changes.

4. Research adequacy in your New York and discuss any reports or studies that have addressed this issue.

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