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Funding Adjusted Poverty Measures and the Distribution of Title I Aid: Does Title I Really Make the Rich States Richer?
Baker, Bruce D.; Taylor, Lori; Levin, Jesse; Chambers, Jay - In: Education Finance and Policy 8 (2013) 3, pp. 394-417
I revenues for geographic differences in the purchasing power of school districts. Our findings turn conventional wisdom … favor rural school districts in low cost-of-living states. We conclude with policy recommendations for revising Title I …
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Undocumented College Students in the United States: In-State Tuition Not Enough to Ensure Four-Year Degree Completion
Conger, Dylan; Chellman, Colin C. - In: Education Finance and Policy 8 (2013) 3, pp. 364-377
Using restricted-access data from one of the largest urban public university systems in the United States—where many undocumented students are eligible for in-state tuition—we review the literature on undocumented college students in the United States and provide a comparison of the...
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The Role of Politics and Governance in Educational Accountability Systems
Brewer, Dominic J.; Killeen, Kieran M.; Welsh, Richard O. - In: Education Finance and Policy 8 (2013) 3, pp. 378-393
This brief utilizes case study methodology to illustrate the role of governance in educational accountability systems. Most research on the effectiveness of such systems has focused on technical components, such as standards-setting, assessments, rewards and sanctions, and data collection and...
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Messengers of Bad News or Bad Apples? Student Debt and College Accountability
Darolia, Rajeev - In: Education Finance and Policy 10 (2015) 2, pp. 277-299
Student loan debt and defaults have been steadily rising, igniting public worry about the associated public and private risks. This has led to controversial regulatory attempts to curb defaults by holding colleges, particularly those in the for-profit sector, increasingly accountable for the...
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Charter School Authorizers and Student Achievement
Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Attridge, Jonathon; Obenauf, … - In: Education Finance and Policy 9 (2014) 1, pp. 59-85
across the nation. In some states, authorizing power is held exclusively by local school districts, whereas other states … range of organizations to authorize charter schools, to examine the relationship between type of authorizer and charter-school …
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Are State Non-Need, Merit-Based Scholarship Programs Impacting College Enrollment?
Farrell, Patricia L.; Kienzl, Gregory S. - In: Education Finance and Policy 4 (2009) April, pp. 150-174
This study examines whether non-need, merit-based scholarship programs are effective in encouraging students to enroll in postsecondary education and, more specifically, attend an in-state college. National residence and migration data from 1992 to 2004 (alternating even years) were used within...
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Money for Nothing? The Impact of Changes in the Pell Grant Program on Institutional Revenues and the Placement of Needy Students
Curs, Bradley R.; Larry D. Singell, Jr.; Waddell, Glen R. - In: Education Finance and Policy 2 (2007) June, pp. 228-261
Using new institutional-level data, we assess the impact of changing federal aid levels on institutional-level Pell revenues. Using various policy instruments associated with Pell generosity, we quantify the sensitivity of institutional Pell revenues to the generosity of the Pell Grant program....
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Devil in the Details: Making Sensible Modifications to No Child Left Behind
Ritter, Gary W.; Lucas, Christopher J. - In: Education Finance and Policy 1 (2006) April, pp. 266-277
. (Collectively, these states enroll over 16 million children, or approximately 35 percent of the nation's total school …-attending population.) Most policy makers are reportedly confident their respective state school systems are able to meet NCLB standards …
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Were Minority Students Discouraged from Applying to University of California Campuses after the Affirmative Action Ban?
Antonovics, Kate; Backes, Ben - In: Education Finance and Policy 8 (2013) 2, pp. 208-250
This paper uses student-level data to investigate how the college application behavior of underrepresented minorities (URMs) changed in response to the 1998 end of affirmative action in admissions at the University of California (UC). We show that all URMs experienced a drop in their probability...
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? A Benefit/Cost Analysis of the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program
Wolf, Patrick J.; McShane, Michael - In: Education Finance and Policy 8 (2013) January, pp. 74-99
School voucher programs have become a prominent aspect of the education policy landscape in the United States. The DC … publicly funded private school vouchers to nearly four thousand students to attend any of seventy-three different private … of Education Sciences, found that the students who were awarded Opportunity Scholarships graduated from high school at a …
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