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Christopher A. Candelaria; Angelique N. Crutchfield; Dillon G. McGill – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This study uses a concurrent embedded mixed-methods design to assess the impact of additional funding on student outcomes in a large, urban school district in the Southeastern United States. The district implemented student-based budgeting (SBB), which allocates dollars to schools based on student characteristics using a weighted student funding…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance), Expenditure per Student
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Carlas McCauley – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2024
The purpose of this paper is to examine the intersection of social class inequality and education policy through the lens of an analysis of the experiences and effects of state, local, and federal policy meant to engage communities around the use of federal funds to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students. The author intends to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Federal Aid, Resource Allocation
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David I. Backer; Esther Cyna – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2025
In this paper, we put forth a framework called Critical School Finance, articulating the framework itself and then applying it to school facilities finance. First, we go back to first principles and discuss what 'critical' denotes, revisiting critical theorist Max Horkheimer's seminal essay 'Traditional vs. Critical Theory.' Second, we offer five…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Critical Theory, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid
Margo Pedersen – Poverty & Race Research Action Council, 2024
Housing policy directly impacts schools. Public schools typically reflect their neighborhood demographics because most students are assigned to schools based on their residence. In 2021, over two thirds of K-12 public school students nationwide attended their neighborhood school. Thus, any serious hope of integrating America's public education…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Tax Credits, Neighborhood Schools, School Desegregation
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Robert Bifulco; Sarah Souders – AERA Open, 2024
Racially segregated schools influence the distribution of educational opportunity. When students of different races enroll in separate schools, systematic differences in access to school resources and exposure to high levels of student need can emerge. Using recently available national school-level finance data, we find that typical Black and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Metropolitan Areas, Racial Distribution, Racial Discrimination
Patricia M. Virella – Harvard Education Press, 2025
In "Crisis as Catalyst," Patricia M. Virella uncovers opportunities for school leaders to act as agents of equity and inclusivity during crisis situations. Virella interviewed dozens of school principals across the United States and Puerto Rico, and in this book she shares the key lessons from their experiences with crisis events of all…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Leadership Qualities