ERIC Number: ED610687
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 50
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Ensuring All Students in Indiana Receive Their Fair Share of Funding
Kleban, Ben
Center on Reinventing Public Education
School-funding changes over the last decade have created funding inequities for Indiana's students from low-income communities, students with disabilities, English language learners, and students in public charter schools--inequities which will likely be exacerbated by COVID-19. Students of color are disproportionately impacted by these funding gaps. This report examines what caused these inequities, including 2008 property tax reforms and a 2015 change to Indiana's funding formula. We propose solutions to ensure all students in Indiana receive their fair share of funding: (1) Differentiate state aid based on local wealth; (2) Create more equitable funding for students from low-income households and English language learners; (3) Create a fairer system for special education funding; and (4) Share local funding with charter schools. [This report was written with contributions from Lisa Chu.]
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Resource Allocation, Educational Equity (Finance), Low Income Students, Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, Charter Schools, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Taxes, Funding Formulas, State Aid, School District Wealth, Special Education
Center on Reinventing Public Education. University of Washington Bothell Box 358200, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel: 206-685-2214; Fax: 206-221-7402; e-mail: crpe@u.washington.edu; Web site: http://www.crpe.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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