The Design of the Rhode Island School Funding Formula
Developing New Strategies on Equity and Accountability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11260824 |
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| Authors | Kenneth K Wong (0000-0001-8560-9007, John Brown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-47 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0161956x.2013.752638 |
| OpenAlex | W1996436514 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Reforming the way a state distributes its funding to local school districts is a challenging task. Too often, state leaders embrace major school funding reform only when they are directed by court decisions. In this seemingly contentious policy domain, the Rhode Island General Assembly defied the odds—working in a recessionary climate and in the absence of judicial mandates—and enacted its first major school funding reform in almost 20 years on June 10, 2010. This article examines the Rhode Island school funding reform and how the state's leaders were able to overcome political and fiscal barriers following years of unsuccessful efforts to develop a new funding formula. The article also discusses the design of and the rationale behind the key features of the new formula addressing equity and accountability
Accountability · Equity (law · Odds · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Law · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance
| Highly cited | No |
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