NEPC Review: "Charter School Funding: Inequity in New York City" (University of Arkansas, August 2017)

Autor/in	Belfield, Clive
Institution	University of Colorado at Boulder, National Education Policy Center
Titel	NEPC Review: "Charter School Funding: Inequity in New York City" (University of Arkansas, August 2017)
Quelle	(2017), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Charter Schools; Educational Finance; Financial Support; Educational Equity (Finance); Documentation; Public Schools; Resource Allocation; Geographic Location; School Districts; Educational Facilities; Expenditure per Student; Economically Disadvantaged; Socioeconomic Influences; Food Service; Transportation; Special Education; School Health Services; Computer Software; Textbooks; Library Materials; Enrollment; Research Methodology; Comparative Analysis; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Dokumentation; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Ressourcenallokation; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsstätte; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Verkehrswesen; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Einschulung; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	A new report by researchers at the University of Arkansas concludes that charter schools in New York City are not fairly funded, in comparison to district schools. The report asserts that this inequity is especially big for charter schools that are not co-located in public schools. The report also describes expenditure patterns across schools, which show no clear differences between charter schools and district schools. This review of the report raises several concerns. Perhaps most importantly, the report simply does not attempt a rigorous comparison across schools. It assumes that any differences in student characteristics across charter and district schools are trivial. It therefore concludes that raw, unadjusted funding amounts are sufficient for assessing fairness. It does not undertake any sensitivity testing to identify the precision of its estimates. It does not investigate in detail what the optimal amount of funding should be for charter schools that are not co-located in public school buildings. Finally, the report is based on data from 2014. Since that date, New York City has significantly reformed its funding regulations for charter schools; the report's estimates are therefore no longer policy-relevant. A list of notes and references is provided. [For "Charter School Funding: Inequity in New York City," see ED580235.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Education Policy Center. School of Education 249 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Tel: 303-735-5290; e-mail: nepc@colorado.edu; Web site: http://nepc.colorado.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01