scholarly journals Local Tax Limits, Student Achievement, and School-Finance Equalization

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Davis ◽  
Andrea Vedder ◽  
Joe Stone
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School Finance

Modeling the Effects of Educational Resources on Student Achievement

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Della Sala ◽  
Robert C. Knoeppel ◽  
Russ Marion
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Student Achievement ◽  
School Finance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Allocation Policy

The convergence of standards, accountability, and school finance policies necessitates a systematic rethinking about how state-level resource allocation policies can be created to distribute resources in a manner that provides equal educational opportunities for all students. Given the demand for policymakers to distribute adequate resources to improve schools’ capacities to increase student learning, there is a need for evidence detailing the effects of those educational resources on student achievement. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to discern the effects of educational resources on student achievement using structural equation modeling. Using data from a southeastern state in the United States, the authors offer resource allocation policy recommendations that align with the state’s constitutional obligation to provide equality of educational opportunity, particularly for students living in poverty.

scholarly journals School Finance Reform and the Distribution of Student Achievement

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Lafortune ◽  
Jesse Rothstein ◽  
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School Finance ◽  
Finance Reform ◽  
School Finance Reform

scholarly journals School Finance Reforms, Teachers' Unions, and the Allocation of School Resources

2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Brunner ◽  
Joshua Hyman ◽  
Andrew Ju
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School Finance ◽  
New Teachers ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Property Tax ◽  
State Aid ◽  
Teacher Compensation ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Teachers Unions ◽  
Tax Relief

School finance reforms caused some of the most dramatic increases in intergovernmental aid from states to local governments in U.S. history. We examine whether teachers' unions affected the fraction of reform-induced state aid that passed through to local spending and the allocation of these funds. Districts with strong teachers' unions increased spending nearly dollar-for-dollar with state aid and spent the funds primarily on teacher compensation. Districts with weak unions used aid primarily for property tax relief and spent remaining funds on hiring new teachers. The greater expenditure increases in strong union districts led to larger increases in student achievement.

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