School Finance: State and Federal Efforts to Target Poor Students

ISBN-10: 0788173359
ISBN-13: 9780788173356
Series: School Finance
Pages: 247
Language: English
Published: 1998-11
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Author: Eleanor L. Johnson

Description

State and Federal governments provided $146 billion for public elementary and secondary schools in school year 1994-95. Some of this revenue targeted poor students. This report examines state school finance policies, focusing on targeting to poor students and the funding gaps between districts with high and low proportions of poor students. Determines (1) the extent to which state and federal funding is targeted to districts on the basis of the number of poor students, and (2) the effect of state and federal funding on the amount of funds available to high-poverty compared with low-poverty districts. Also includes interviews with state and federal officials.