Some Pennies Are More Equal than Others: Inequitable School Facilities Investment in San Antonio, Texas

Autor/inn/en	Rivera, Marialena D.; Lopez, Sonia Rey
Titel	Some Pennies Are More Equal than Others: Inequitable School Facilities Investment in San Antonio, Texas
Quelle	In: Education Policy Analysis Archives, 27 (2019) 16, (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rivera, Marialena D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-2341
Schlagwörter	School Districts; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Facilities; Equal Education; Hispanic American Students; Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Finance; Taxes; State Government; Local Government; Public Schools; Private Schools; Charter Schools; Educational Facilities Planning; Barriers; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Expenditure per Student; Texas (San Antonio) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsstätte; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Bildungsfonds; Abgabe; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Gemeindeverwaltung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität
Abstract	In Texas, local taxpayers fund the majority of educational facilities construction and maintenance costs, with local wealth influencing facilities outcomes. The traditional school districts that comprise the predominantly Latino and segregated San Antonio area vary considerably in property wealth as well as district capacity and expertise. We conducted an analysis of 12 San Antonio area school districts to address the questions: 1) To what extent do state and local investments vary by district? 2) How do district actions and constraints affect facilities quality and equitable investment? Methods include descriptive quantitative analysis of facilities investment data and qualitative interviews with school district leaders, staff, and school finance experts. Examining Texas school finance data demonstrated the variance in school district investments in educational facilities. Despite some districts with lower property wealth exerting higher levels of tax effort, they were able to raise less money per student for educational facilities through interest and sinking taxes. Interview findings revealed that several districts acknowledge lacking the capacity to maintain high-quality facilities for all students. Respondents frequently criticized current state policies and funding for educational facilities as inadequate, inequitable, and inefficient and expressed a need for policy improvements in an era of increasing state disinvestment. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01