Schools with greatest need receive least funding, says report

Posted: February 22, 2007

Summary: Schools with the greatest need are given less according to the most recent Education Trust report Funding Gaps 2006.  Schools serving our nation’s minority and low-income students receive less funding than schools serving more advantaged students. According to the report all three primary sources of education funding, the federal government, states, and districts, contribute to the funding disparity.

Topics: funding, Title 1, disadvantaged students

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Report questions 65 percent solution for school funding

Posted: Apr. 27, 2006

Summary: A school funding proposal called the “65 Percent Solution is gaining traction in the education arena.” But, is it sound education policy? SchoolMatters, an education data collection and analysis service sponsored by Standard and Poor’s, looks at relevant data to determine if there is a realtionship between spending on classroom instruction and student achievement.

Topic area: funding, school policy