School Resources, the Achievement Gap, and the Law: Reconsidering School Finance, Policies, and Resources in US Education Policy

This book examines the relationship between school resources and academic achievement, using contemporary data and statistical analysis to evaluate the issue. It also explores how empirical findings have been utilized in education adequacy litigation and the challenges of introducing complex data and analyses within a litigation framework.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 12 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into a novel and comprehensive examination of the prevailing notion that augmenting traditional school resources can enhance academic achievement and aid in bridging disparities between students from different backgrounds. Building upon the scholarship surrounding this topic, such as James S. Coleman's 1965 report on the Equality of Educational Opportunity, the book incorporates a wide array of contemporary data sources and statistical analysis to provide a robust and nuanced review of the issue.

Beyond these empirical inquiries, the book also explores how these empirical findings have been employed in education adequacy litigation, discussing the evolving legal landscape of adequacy cases and the challenges associated with introducing complex data and analyses within a legal framework. Judges, often lacking expertise in the intricacies of modern education data and the analytical methodologies required to draw meaningful conclusions, will find this book of interest. Scholars, researchers, faculty members, and jurists with expertise or interest in education policy, the economics and sociology of education, and public policy will greatly benefit from its insights.

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032498744