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ERIC Number: EJ727336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 23
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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School Finance Court Cases and Disparate Racial Impact: The Contribution of Statistical Analysis in New York
Stiefel, Leanna; Schwartz, Amy Ellen; Berne, Robert; Chellman, Colin C.
Education and Urban Society, v37 n2 p151-173 2005
Although analyses of state school finance systems rarely focus on the distribution of funds to students of different races, the advent of racial discrimination as an issue in school finance court cases may change that situation. In this article, we describe the background, analyses, and results of plaintiffs' testimony regarding racial discrimination in "Campaign for Fiscal Equity Inc. v. State of New York." Plaintiffs employed multiple regression and public finance literature to show that New York State's school finance system had a disparate racial impact on New York City students. We review the legal basis for disparate racial impact claims, with particular emphasis on the role of quantitative statistical work, and then describe the model we developed and estimated for the court case. Finally, we discuss the defendants' rebuttal, the Court's decision, and conclude with observations about the role of analysis in judicial decision making in school finance.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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