Strengthening Title I To Help High-Poverty Schools: How Title I Funds Fit Into District Allocation Patterns
Drawing on data from five large school districts, this report reveals that the nation’s main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission.
Addressing Funding Inequities Within Districts
This is the first in a series of working papers on ways people working for the disadvantaged might use evidence about within-district spending inequalities.
Brief: Strengthening Title I To Help High-Poverty Schools: How Title I Funds Fit Into District Allocation
This brief summarizes the report Strengthening Title I To Help High-Poverty Schools: How Title I Funds Fit Into District Allocation which argues that the nation’s main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission.
Why Do So Few Public School Districts Use Merit Pay?
This working paper presents a principal-agent model in the context of public schools to help explain the factors that affect district decisions about merit pay.
Brief: Lessons on Assessing the Costs of Small High Schools: Evidence from Seattle and Denver
This brief examines small high school costs in Denver and Seattle, analyzing each layer of district expenditures in order to get a better look at the price tag for small schools in comparison to others.
Many a Slip ‘Tween Cup and Lip: District Fiscal Practices and Their Effect on School Spending
This paper, prepared for The Aspen Institute Congressional Program, February, 2005 explores the causes of school level spending variations.
Buried Treasure: Developing a Management Guide From Mountains of School Data
This report provides a practical discussion of what is required to develop a school district management guide, along with an actual guide built on evidence-based indicators.
Charter Schools in Washington State: A Financial Drain or Gain?
This working paper examines the potential fiscal impact of charter schools in Washington State, at both the state and local levels.
A Cost Allocation Model for Shared District Resources: A Means for Comparing Spending Across Schools
Under current budgeting practices it is difficult to assess how resources are distributed between schools and whether every school is afforded the same opportunities to meet its educational goals. This paper addresses one key driver of spending variation between schools: shared district resources.
Doing School Choice Right: Proceedings of a Meeting on Communities and Choice
This report summarizes a two-day seminar which addressed the question, “How Can Communities Do School Choice Right?” convened at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., in August 2004.