[PDF] Equity In Ohio Education Finance eBook

Author : Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Page : 45 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 2008
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Despite nearly two decades of commissions, analyses, op-eds and speeches, a series of court rulings, legislative changes, and the expenditure of billions of dollars, Ohio still does not have a school funding system that delivers the results the Buckeye State needs. Student achievement still remains low for the globalizing world that young Ohioans will enter and achievement gaps continue to undermine the promise of educational opportunity for all. To address these issues, this report recommends that state policymakers move toward a system of weighted system funding (WSF), in which: (1) Dollars follow students to the public schools they choose to attend; (2) Funding is weighted according to each student's educational needs; and (3) Schools have flexibility to spend the funds in ways that maximize results for their pupils. Because of the political and technical challenges of implementation, it is recognized that WSF cannot be implemented overnight. By setting weights for different students and planning transition to a new system, the report advocates that state policymakers can take initial steps to provide Ohio schoolchildren and taxpayers the education finance system they need and deserve. Two appendices are included: (1) How WSF Might Play Out in Ohio Schools and Districts; and (2) Per Pupil Allocations--Columbus Elementary School Sample. (Contains 29 endnotes and 14 figures.).

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,53 MB
Release : 1999-02-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 0309173957

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Spending on K-12 education across the United States and across local school districts has long been characterized by great disparitiesâ€"disparities that reflect differences in property wealth and tax rates. For more than a quarter-century, reformers have attempted to reduce these differences through court challenges and legislative action. As part of a broad study of education finance, the committee commissioned eight papers examining the history and consequences of school finance reform undertaken in the name of equity and adequacy. This thought-provoking, timely collection of papers explores such topics as: What do the terms "equity" and "adequacy" in school finance really mean? How are these terms relevant to the politics and litigation of school finance reform? What is the impact of court-ordered school finance reform on spending disparities? How do school districts use money from finance reform? What policy options are available to states facing new challenges from court decisions mandating adequacy in school finance? When measuring adequacy, how do you consider differences in student needs and regional costs?

Author : Bruce:. Baker
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Page : 16 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 2008
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The newly released Thomas B. Fordham Institute report "Fund the Child: Bringing Equity, Autonomy and Portability to Ohio School Finance," is the latest in a series of reports promoting the implementation of decentralized governance of public schooling coupled with student-based allocation of revenues to schools. While the current report builds on prior efforts from Fordham and others, it differs in a number of key ways. Most notably, the current report suggests that Ohio should implement a fully state-funded system. Second, the current report avoids unfounded claims that research has found decentralized governance to necessarily improve student outcomes. Third, it takes a measured approach toward recommendations for implementing the reform, and it acknowledges the potential political influences that might compromise equity goals of weighted funding formulas. The report's primary weakness is its general failure to use research literature concerning within-and-between-district funding inequities and concerning factors associated with the costs of education that should be considered if a funding system is to be truly equitable. These oversights significantly compromise a central objective of the report's proposals--simultaneously resolving within- and between-district funding disparities. (Contains a combined list of notes and references.) [For the Thomas B. Fordham Institute report reviewed here, see ED502976.].