ERIC Number: ED656610
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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What Should the Future of School Finance Equity Look Like? Splitting the Bill: A Bellwether Series on Education Finance Equity. #9
Bonnie O'Keefe; Indira Dammu; Jennifer O'Neal Schiess
Bellwether
Education finance shapes what is possible in every school in the country. And finance equity is a critical step toward enabling other forms of educational equity for students who are underserved in under-resourced schools. But in too many states, the system of funding for schools remains inequitable, inadequate, and opaque to all but a few. Even in states that adhere to high-level best practices in school finance equity, funding systems can be rife with technical pitfalls or loopholes that jeopardize equity. These systems are unlikely to give schools what they need to provide an excellent education for all students. Advocates at the state and local level have a powerful role to play. While school funding systems are politically and technically difficult to change, over the past few years, advocates across the country have successfully fought for change via legislation and lawsuits. To do so effectively, advocates need a solid understanding of how school finance works in their state and how it could work better.
Descriptors: Educational Finance, English Language Learners, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Student Diversity, State Aid, Resource Allocation, Funding Formulas, Educational Equity (Finance), Students with Disabilities, Low Income Students, State Policy
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Bellwether
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