Variation Is the Norm: A Landscape Analysis of Weighted Student Funding Implementation

Autor/inn/en	Roza, Marguerite; Hagan, Katherine; Anderson, Laura
Titel	Variation Is the Norm: A Landscape Analysis of Weighted Student Funding Implementation
Quelle	(2020), (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; Funding Formulas; School Districts; Resource Allocation; Budgeting; Elementary Secondary Education; Public Schools; Differences; Educational Equity (Finance); Professional Autonomy; Principals; Salaries; Maryland (Baltimore); Massachusetts (Boston); Illinois (Chicago); Ohio (Cleveland); Colorado (Denver); Hawaii; Texas (Houston); Indiana (Indianapolis); Tennessee (Nashville); Wisconsin (Milwaukee); New York (New York); New Jersey (Newark); Connecticut; Louisiana (New Orleans); California (San Francisco) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Funding; Finanzierung; School district; Schulbezirk; Ressourcenallokation; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Unterscheiden; Berufsfreiheit; Principal; Schulleiter; Entlohnung; Gehalt
Abstract	School districts increasingly rely on weighted student funding (WSF), yet there is little research on this allocation model. This study collects more than 70 measures on each of 19 districts using WSF in 2018 for a landscape analysis of formula features and implementation practices. While districts report common reasons for adopting WSF (equity, flexibility, and transparency), the study finds no standard WSF model. Homegrown formulas and non-formula features and exemptions reflecting local context are the norm, resulting in substantial differences. Nearly all districts continue to budget with average salaries (likely limiting equity) but grant principals flexibility on staffing, stipends, and contracts. [The paper will be published in "Public Budgeting & Finance."] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01