School Resources, the Achievement Gap, and the Law

ISBN-13: 9781032498744 / Twarda / 2024 / 174 str.

USA) Malatinszky Aron (Boston University

Opis

This book offers a novel and up-to-date exploration of the common belief that increasing conventional school resources will increase academic achievement and help close gaps between various advantaged and disadvantaged students.

Spis treści

1. Shock and Awe in Education: The Coleman Report & the 2020 Covid Crisis. 2. The State of Research on School Resource Effects. 3. The State of Education Adequacy Law. 4. Study Approach, Methods, and Data. 6. School Resource Impacts: U.S. National Assessments. 6. The Case of New York State. 7. The Case of New Mexico. 8. The Case of South Dakota. 9. The Case of South Carolina. 10. The Case of North Carolina. 11. School Resource Impacts in International Assessments. 12. Impact of School Composition. 13. What works if Conventional Resources Do Not? 14.  Summary and Conclusions                                   

O autorze

David J. Armor is Professor Emeritus of Public Policy in the School of Public Policy and Government at George Mason University, USA.

John R. Munich is a partner at Stinson LLP where he chairs the firm's Business and Commercial Litigation division and leads the Education Funding Litigation practice group.

Aron Malatinszky is a PhD student in the Department of Economics at Boston University, USA.