Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Rich Get Richer
Per Sam Dillon's New York Times article about how education stimulus funds are being distributed through funding formulas that advantage rich states over poor states, it's all true, there's no excuse for it (note the lack of anyone offering a policy justification), for a more detailed (but not boring!) explanation see this from Marguerite Roza and yrs. truly.
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I have a post on my 'Ed Policy' blog
http://ed-policy.blogspot.com/2009/03/they-keep-formulas-in-place-for-reason.html
that discusses:
(1) The important paper by Susan Aud describing ESEA's Title I spending formulas -- arcane, complicated, and not based on a proven approach
(2) Why Congress keeps the formulas as they are in place.
(3) Does money matter?
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