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Weighted Student Formula (WSF): What Is It and How Does It Impact Educational Programs in Large Urban Districts? NEA Research
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Petko, Mike – National Education Association Research Department, 2005
This paper partially fulfills the charge set out by New Business Item (NBI) 18, passed at the 2004 NEA Representative Assembly requiring that NEA conduct an analysis of "weighted student formula" (also known as "student-based budgeting") and how it impacts educational programs in large urban districts. The funding system known as "weighted student…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools, Resource Allocation, Educational Finance