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2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1
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4.1
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E.1
Dollar and Percentage Distribution of Funding for Public Schools
(1997 dollars) ............................................................................................... 8
Households Contributing to Education and Other Charitable
Organizations and Their Average Donation, 1995 .............................. 11
Elementary and Secondary School Children Whose Parents Are
Involved in School Activities .................................................................. 12
Organizations Channeling Private Resources in California .............. 14
Comparison of Selected School Districts Relative to Los Angeles
County as a Whole (Mean Characteristics) .......................................... 27
Quartile Ranking of Selected Districts for Key Characteristics ......... 28
Sample Schools Description .................................................................... 30
Matrix of Private Giving to Public Schools .......................................... 36
Private Givers in School and District Sample ...................................... 37
School-Based and District-Based Entities Channeling Private
Resources to Schools and Districts ........................................................ 39
Mechanisms to Attract Private Resources in School and District
Sample ........................................................................................................ 42
Types of In-Kind Private Giving in School and District Sample:
Volunteer Time ......................................................................................... 45
Types of In-Kind Private Giving in School and District Sample:
Material Donations................................................................................... 45
Types of Monetary Private Giving in School and District
Sample ........................................................................................................ 45
Use of Private Monetary Giving in School and District Sample ....... 49
Patterns of Private Support in Schools According to
Socioeconomic Status............................................................................... 52
Patterns of Private Support in Districts According to
Socioeconomic Status............................................................................... 60
Source Citations for Private-Giving Matrix .......................................... 94