Money tends to follow money – even in schools

05.19.08

But a study released last week by the University of Washington and a Washington, D.C., think tank suggests that something more basic might be at play -- schools with poorer students get less money.

"Put simply: money follows money," wrote College of Education research associate professor Marguerite Roza and Educator Sector researcher Kevin Carey. "At every level of government - federal, state and local - policy makers give more resources to students who have more resources, and less to those who have less."

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11.19.08

New Jersey Supreme Court orders school funding fact-finding

If New Jersey wants the state's highest court to approve its new formula for funding its schools, the state needs to show that it is providing sufficient resources for its poorest districts.

The New Jersey Supreme Court ordered fact-finding hearings on the state's new education-funding formula before the justices will rule on whether it should permanently replace the old system that favored certain largely poor, urban school districts.

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Report: Reading First Impact Study

This preliminary study found that, on average, children in Reading First programs are not reading any better than those who are not. The final report on Reading First is due in 2009 and will include an additional year of data.

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