A New Defendant at the Table: An Overview of Missouri School Finance and Recent Litigation

Autor/inn/en	Podgursky, Michael; Smith, James; Springer, Matthew G.
Titel	A New Defendant at the Table: An Overview of Missouri School Finance and Recent Litigation
Quelle	In: Peabody Journal of Education, 83 (2008) 2, S.174-197 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-956X
Schlagwörter	Funding Formulas; School Restructuring; Educational Finance; Court Litigation; Finance Reform; State Regulation; State Standards; Financial Problems; Financial Policy; Educational Equity (Finance); Expenditure per Student; Disproportionate Representation; Missouri + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Funding; Finanzierung; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Bildungsfonds; Rechtsstreit; Financial reform; Finanzreform; Staatliche Lenkung; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik
Abstract	Like many other states, Missouri has gone through several rounds of school finance litigation. However, the trial just concluded was unusual in two respects. First, three taxpayers were allowed to intervene for the defense and, in the process, raise important questions concerning the efficiency of school spending and broader questions of school reform. Second, the outcome at the circuit court level, which focused nearly entirely on points of law, was a complete victory for the defense. This article provides an overview of disputes of Missouri school finance and evidence pertaining to some of the points in dispute at the trial. These lessons generalize to other states facing school finance litigation. The authors conclude that changes in school funding formulas, and the seemingly interminable litigation about those formulas, are not an effective vehicle for addressing achievement gaps or the overall level of school performance. (Contains 10 figures, 1 table, and 15 footnotes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10