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A large body of recent research shows that investing wisely in schools improves a range of student outcomes. The schools that receive less funding are usually those with large populations of students from low-income families, students of color, and students with disabilities. Those funding disparities lead to disparities in educational outcomes. Research from the Learning Policy Institute and others identifies the causes, impacts, and solutions to address inequitable school funding.
- Building School Communities for Students Living in Deep Poverty (report)
- How Money Matters for Schools (brief and report)
- Money and Freedom: The Impact of California’s School Finance Reform (brief)
- Essential Building Blocks for State School Finance Systems and Promising State Practices (brief and report)
- A Quick Glance at School Finance: A 50-State Survey of School Finance Policies (compendium)
- Why Our Education Funding Systems Are Derailing the American Dream (blog)
- The California Way: The Golden State’s Quest to Build an Equitable and Excellent Education System (brief and report)
- Sharing the Wealth: How Regional Finance and Desegregation Plans Can Enhance Educational Equity (brief and report)
- Investing for Student Success: Lessons from State School Finance Reforms (brief and report)
Funders
Funding for this project is provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Raikes Foundation, and Yellow Chair Foundation. Additional core operating support is provided by the Heising-Simons Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Raikes Foundation, Sandler Foundation, and Mackenzie Scott and Dan Jewett.
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National Conference of State Legislatures