Weighted Student Funding

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Weighted Student Funding ◽  
Student Funding

Would weighted-student funding enhance intra-district equity in Texas? A simulation using DEA

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawna Grosskopf ◽  
Kathy Hayes ◽  
Lori Taylor ◽  
William L Weber
Keyword(s):  
Weighted Student Funding ◽  
Student Funding

Equality of Opportunity and School Finance: A Commentary on Ladd, Satz, and Brighouse and Swift

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Strike
Keyword(s):  
School Finance ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Equality Of Opportunity ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Empirical Knowledge ◽  
Equity And Adequacy ◽  
Weighted Student Funding ◽  
Student Funding ◽  
Additional Education

This article discusses issues of justice concerning school finance with a focus on the development of a conception of equality of educational opportunity. Emphasis is put on discussing the views of the other contributors in this symposium. The main conclusions of the discussion are that (1) equity and adequacy are not inconsistent views because they address fundamentally different questions; (2) adequacy sets a floor under the education that the state owes to all children, but it does not relieve the state of the obligation to provide whatever additional education it chooses to provide equally; (3) equality of opportunity may be limited by conflicting rights; and (4) weighted student funding (WSF) is theoretically attractive because it emphasizes the funding of students rather than districts and is sensitive to relevant differences among them, however the level of theoretical agreement and empirical knowledge required to implement WSF in a nuanced way is not available.

The Dutch Experience with Weighted Student Funding

2010 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward B. Fiske ◽  
Helen F. Ladd
Keyword(s):  
Weighted Student Funding ◽  
Student Funding ◽  
Dutch Experience

Reflections on Equity, Adequacy, and Weighted Student Funding

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen F. Ladd
Keyword(s):  
School Finance ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Complete Evaluation ◽  
Full Account ◽  
Policy Proposal ◽  
Equity And Adequacy ◽  
Weighted Student Funding ◽  
Student Funding ◽  
Recent Policy

Within the context of the school finance literature, the concepts of equity and adequacy raise a number of complex definitional and pragmatic issues. The purpose of this article is to clarify those issues and to use those concepts to evaluate the recent policy proposal called weighted student funding (WSF). Though WSF contains some equity-enhancing elements, it could fall short of its equity goals because of imperfect weights. This approach also fails to take full account of the concentrations of challenging-to-educate students and their effects on the distribution of teachers. In addition, the WSF proposal can be faulted for paying no attention to adequacy, potentially stigmatizing individual students, and placing so much focus on individual schools. A more complete evaluation of WSF would require a broader institutional perspective that extends beyond the equity and adequacy considerations of this article.

Student Funding with Relation to Academic Success

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaxon Mills ◽  
Nathan Fillmore ◽  
Amber Ekstrom
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Student Funding

scholarly journals Starving to be a student: The experiences of food insecurity among undergraduate students in Nova Scotia, Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-125
Author(s):  
Meredith Bessey ◽  
Lesley Frank ◽  
Patricia L. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Food Banks ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Funding Programs ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
Student Funding

Household food insecurity (HFI) exists when access to food is inadequate or insecure due to financial constraints, and is an issue of increasing concern among postsecondary students who face barriers to food access due to precarious finances. The goal of the current study was to explore the experience of HFI among university students in Nova Scotia (NS), including barriers and facilitators, and potential policy solutions to the issue from the perspective of students. Twelve semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with students experiencing HFI from across NS. Phenomenological analysis was undertaken, using Radimer’s model of HFI as a theoretical framework. Key aspects of the experience of food insecurity in this sample included all four dimensions of Radimer’s model of HFI: quantitative, qualitative, psychological, and social. The main contributing factor to student’s difficulties accessing food was inadequate and precarious finances. Students highlighted various coping mechanisms, such as utilizing food banks, budgeting their money, and buying food in bulk. This study is an important next step to a better understanding of the experience of student HFI in NS, building on previous quantitative research. Findings suggest that while the experience of HFI has many similarities with the experience in other populations, students experience tensions between independence and reliance on their family and have unique struggles related to government financial supports. The findings point to necessary policy changes related to student funding programs, and suggest that relying on campus food banks to solve the issue of HFI among students is inadequate.

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