The Impact of Fiscal Inequity on At-Risk Schoolchildren in St. Louis. (Testimony of Kern Alexander, March 12, 1996).

Alexander, Kern

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Impact of Fiscal Inequity on At-Risk Schoolchildren in St. Louis. (Testimony of Kern Alexander, March 12, 1996).

Alexander, Kern

Journal of Negro Education, v66 n3 p304-10 Sum 1997

The witness argues that the state of Missouri has discriminated against black children in St. Louis, and that losing the desegregation funding given through the state would have detrimental effects on the quality of education in the city. Calculations are offered in support of this argument. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Effects, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors, Educational Assessment, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Racial Discrimination, Racial Segregation, Resource Allocation, School Desegregation, State Aid, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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