On Doing an Analysis of Equity and Closing the Opportunity Gap

Autor/in	Verstegen, Deborah A.
Titel	On Doing an Analysis of Equity and Closing the Opportunity Gap
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 23 (2015) 41, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068 2341
Schlagwörter	Equal Education; Public Schools; Educational Finance; Resource Allocation; Funding Formulas; Statistical Analysis; Student Costs; Population Distribution; Educational Opportunities; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Development; Educational Principles; Financial Policy; Fiscal Capacity; School District Wealth; Statistical Data; Educational Equity (Finance); Academic Achievement; Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsfonds; Ressourcenallokation; Funding; Finanzierung; Statistische Analyse; Studienkosten; Demographical distribution; Bevölkerungsverteilung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsprinzip; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Finanzmittel; Schulleistung
Abstract	Is public education equitable and does it provide an equal opportunity to all children and youths? Equity in public school funding is a critical issue facing all communities and has been addressed by the courts in all but five states. A key focus is on funding gaps between rich and poor school districts. Recently, attention has turned to the relationship between funding gaps and the opportunity gaps that have real and important impacts on student outcomes. This research provides a comprehensive analysis of equity in a western state of the U.S.A. Fifteen quantitative statistics, weighted for high-cost students, sparsity, district population, and the cost of education, are calculated and discussed. It was found that there are large opportunity gaps among school districts and they are linked to local wealth. This makes the quality of education a function of local wealth that abridges equal opportunities to learn and to be successful, for children and youth in schools and classrooms. Implications for closing the opportunity gap are discussed in the final section. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01