School Finance Adequacy Litigation and Student Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis

Autor/in	Glenn, William J.
Titel	School Finance Adequacy Litigation and Student Achievement: A Longitudinal Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Education Finance, 34 (2009) 3, S.247-266 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-9495
Schlagwörter	Outcomes of Education; Academic Achievement; Achievement Tests; Regression (Statistics); Educational Change; Court Litigation; Longitudinal Studies; Kindergarten; Scores; Socioeconomic Status; Grade 5; Educational Assessment; Research Methodology; Educational Finance; Funding Formulas; Resource Allocation; School Funds; School Support; Financial Policy; Expenditures; Educational Equity (Finance); Public Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; National Surveys; Educational Policy; Correlation; Policy Analysis; Educational Improvement; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schulleistung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Bildungsreform; Rechtsstreit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsfonds; Funding; Finanzierung; Ressourcenallokation; Schulförderverein; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Ausgaben; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Korrelation; Politikfeldanalyse; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	School finance adequacy litigation has become a widely-used means in the efforts to improve educational outcomes for children. This form of litigation has been attempted in nearly every state over the past two decades. Despite its prevalence, its effectiveness remains questionable due to a lack of study relating finance litigation to student outcomes. This article discusses the results of a study of the relationship between adequacy litigation and student achievement using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort. Linear regression analysis revealed that adequacy litigation, particularly when the plaintiffs prevail, has a positive relationship with achievement test scores of students from very low SES backgrounds, though the effect size is small. These results are similar, but not identical, to previous research on the topic. The results suggest that adequacy litigation can be an effective part of a comprehensive school-reform strategy, but that such litigation is highly unlikely to lead to major improvements in student achievement by itself. (Contains 3 figures, 4 tables, and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10