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The Linkage of Research and School Finance Policy. Eric Hanushek Alfred Lindseth. Overview of Issues. Increased demands for linking policy to rigorous research NCLB IES and this conference Range of policies Specific, programmatic policies
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The Linkage of Research and School Finance Policy Eric Hanushek Alfred Lindseth
Overview of Issues • Increased demands for linking policy to rigorous research • NCLB • IES and this conference • Range of policies • Specific, programmatic policies • Reading First, class size reduction, after school programs • General institutional policies • Funding, certification, salary policies, accountability
Institutional policies • Assertion: More leverage in institutional than programmatic policies • Much less knowledge about institutional • Limited analysis of past policies • Missing information on key “design” parameters • Requires different approaches
Discussion Plan • Use finance issues to illustrate concerns • Evaluate major court-ordered “equity” and “adequacy” financing changes • Link performance-based funding to research • Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses
Existing Institutional Research: Equity Analysis • Court cases flowing from Seranno v. Priest • Individual state: • Downes (1992) [California]; Flanagan and Murray (2004) [Kentucky]; Downes (2004) [Vermont]; Cullen and Loeb (2004) [Michigan]; Duncombe and Johnston (2004) [Kansas] • National: • Hanushek and Somers (2001); Greene and Trivitt (2008)
Kentucky and National NAEP Trends for White Students, 1992 to 2007
Kentucky and National NAEP Trends for Black Students, 1992 to 2007
New Jersey and National NAEP Trends for Black Students, 1992 to 2007
New Jersey and National NAEP Trends for Black Students, 4th grade reading, 1992 to 2007
New Jersey and National NAEP Trends for Hispanic Students, 1992 to 2007
Wyoming and National NAEP Trends for White Students, 1992 to 2007
Wyoming and National NAEP Trends for Hispanic Students, 1992 to 2007
Massachusetts and National NAEP Trends for White Students, 1992 to 2007
Massachusetts and National NAEP Trends for Black Students, 1992 to 2007
Performance-Based Funding • Cannot separate financing from policy • Must get incentives right • Cannot do piecemeal policies
Performance-Based Funding • 1. Standards, Assessment, and Accountability • 2. Empower Local Decision Making • 3. Direct Rewards and Incentives • 4. Information, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement • 5. Rational and Equitable Funding
Performance-Based Funding • 1. Standards, Assessment, and Accountability • 2. Empower Local Decision Making • 3. Direct Rewards and Incentives • 4. Information, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement • 5. Rational and Equitable Funding
Performance-Based Funding • 1. Standards, Assessment, and Accountability • 2. Empower Local Decision Making • 3. Direct Rewards and Incentives • 4. Information, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement • 5. Rational and Equitable Funding