Opinion No. 830: Marching Band: Out of Tune With School Budgets Economic marginal thinking helps put marching bands in perspective: They do not rank among publicly funded basics. Dr. Karen Y. Palasek
Opinion A Sound, Basic Education Is marching band part of a basic public education, or is it an extra? One of the great advantages of economic thinking as an analytical tool is the use of marginal thinking. Marginal thinking means that we consider incremental changes in policy, funding, or spending, rather than all-or-nothing options. Dr. Karen Y. Palasek
