Education Funding Inequity Persistent Problem
July 13, 2018
Amelia Harper reports for Education Dive that “though federal funding has helped level the playing field in school spending over the years, a recently released report of school spending during the 2014-15 academic year reveals that 25% of the poorest schools in the nation received 3.4% less in per pupil spending than 25% of the wealthiest school districts, creating a national funding gap of $449 per student.” Harper also notes under ESSA, “schools will have to meet mandates in December 2019 that require more financial transparency at the school level,” and a “look a that data should reveal more about where and why these inequities exist and may lead to a better solution.”