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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Dollars for Sense: Assessing Achievement Gaps in Arkansas in the Context of Substantial Funding Increases
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Barnett, Joshua; Jensen, Nathan C.; Ritter, Gary W. – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2010
Forty-four of the fifty states have experienced school finance lawsuits as a consequence of funding gaps between rich and poor districts. In some states, such as Kentucky, lawsuits brought about by property-poor districts have resulted in a statewide remedy that reforms the property tax system and seeks to provide every child with an adequate…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Taxes, Income, Economically Disadvantaged