ERIC Number: EJ1247754
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
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Delayed Benefits: Effects of California School District Bond Elections on Achievement by Socioeconomic Status
Sociology of Education, v93 n2 p110-131 Apr 2020
Contradictory evidence of the relationship between education funding and student achievement could reflect heterogeneous effects by revenue source or student characteristics. This study examines potential heterogeneous effects of a particular type of local revenue--bond funds for capital investments--on achievement by socioeconomic status. Comparing California school districts within a narrow window on either side of the cutoff of voter support required to pass a general obligation bond measure, I use dynamic regression discontinuity models to estimate effects of passing a bond on academic achievement among low- and high-socioeconomic-status (SES) students. Results consistently suggest that passing a bond increases achievement among low- but not high-SES students. However, these benefits for low-SES students are delayed and emerge six years after an election. Effects are larger in low-income districts and in small districts, where benefits of capital investments are experienced by a larger proportion of students.
Descriptors: School Districts, Bond Issues, Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, School Budget Elections
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1749275