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ERIC Number: ED608359
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct-21
Pages: 37
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Variation Is the Norm: A Landscape Analysis of Weighted Student Funding Implementation
Roza, Marguerite; Hagan, Katherine; Anderson, Laura
Grantee Submission
School districts increasingly rely on weighted student funding (WSF), yet there is little research on this allocation model. This study collects more than 70 measures on each of 19 districts using WSF in 2018 for a landscape analysis of formula features and implementation practices. While districts report common reasons for adopting WSF (equity, flexibility, and transparency), the study finds no standard WSF model. Homegrown formulas and non-formula features and exemptions reflecting local context are the norm, resulting in substantial differences. Nearly all districts continue to budget with average salaries (likely limiting equity) but grant principals flexibility on staffing, stipends, and contracts. [The paper will be published in "Public Budgeting & Finance."]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Maryland (Baltimore); Massachusetts (Boston); Illinois (Chicago); Ohio (Cleveland); Colorado (Denver); Colorado; Hawaii; Texas (Houston); Indiana (Indianapolis); Tennessee (Nashville); Wisconsin (Milwaukee); New York (New York); New Jersey (Newark); Connecticut; Louisiana (New Orleans); Maryland; California (San Francisco); Massachusetts
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170348