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ERIC #:	EJ931755
Title:	Impact of School Finance Reform on Resource Equalization and Academic Performance: Evidence from Michigan
Authors:	Roy, Joydeep
Descriptors:	Evidence; Educational Objectives; State Aid; Finance Reform; Educational Finance; Outcomes of Education; Academic Achievement; Equalization Aid; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Program Evaluation; Resource Allocation; School Districts
Source:	Education Finance and Policy, v6 n2 p137-167 Spr 2011
More Info: Help Peer Reviewed:	Yes
Publisher:	MIT Press. 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA 02142. Tel: 617-253-2889; Fax: 617-253-1709; e-mail: journals-rights@mit.edu; Web site: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/edfp
Publication Date:	2011-00-00
Pages:	31
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	Michigan radically altered its school finance system in 1994. The new plan, called Proposal A, significantly increased state aid to the lowest-spending school districts and limited future increases in spending in the highest-spending ones, abolishing local discretion over school spending. I investigate the impact of Proposal A on the distribution of resources and educational outcomes. I analyze the differential effects on the lowest-spending and the highest-spending districts, highlighting the role of local discretion, which has so far been neglected in the literature. I also provide important evidence on the effect of spending on academic performance. Proposal A was quite successful in reducing interdistrict spending disparities. There was also a significant positive effect on student performance in the lowest-spending districts as measured in state tests. However, the constraints on future increases in spending may have had a negative effect on student performance in the highest-spending districts. (Contains 10 tables, 4 figures, and 40 footnotes.)
Abstractor:	As Provided
Reference Count:	22

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Identifiers:	Michigan; Impact Evaluation
Record Type:	Journal
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ISSN:	ISSN-1557-3060
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Elementary Secondary Education
Direct Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/EDFP_a_00030

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