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ERIC Number: EJ550555
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Foolishness, Dangerous Nonsense, and Real Correlates of State Differences in Achievement.
Biddle, Bruce J.
Phi Delta Kappan, v79 n1 p8-13 Sep 1997
Because many school funding studies are seriously flawed, valid conclusions cannot be reached concerning the effects of school funding in the United States. New evidence from the National Assessment of Educational Progress and two international achievement tests shows that differences among U.S. public school districts (and states) in funding and child poverty levels generate large disparities in eighth-grade mathematics achievement. (20 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Misconceptions, Poverty, Research Needs, Research Problems, Social Problems, State Programs, Test Results
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Assessment of Educational Progress; Second International Mathematics Study; Third International Mathematics and Science Study