Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ679915
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Disparities Within: Unequal Spending and Achievement in an Urban School District.
Condron, Dennis J.; Roscigno, Vincent J.
Sociology of Education, v76 n1 p18-36 Jan 2003
Analyzes unique within district variations in spending and achievement among urban public elementary schools (n=89). Reveals considerable disparities in spending linked to local patterns of racial and class stratification and concentration. Shows how these local driven inequalities have consequences for achievement in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and citizenship. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Schools, Equal Education, Expenditure per Student, Mathematics, Public Schools, Racial Distribution, Reading, School District Spending, Science Instruction, Social Distribution, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status, Urban Schools, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.
