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A new model for equitable and efficient resource allocation to schools: the Israeli case
BenDavid-Hadar, Iris; Ziderman, Adrian - 2010
This paper sets out a new budget allocation formula for schools, designed to achieve a more equitable distribution of educational achievement. In addition to needs-based elements, the suggested composite allocation formula includes an improvement component, whereby schools receive budgetary...
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Do bans on affirmative action hurt minority students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
Cortes, Kalena E. - 2010
from affirmative action to the Top 10% Plan in Texas decreased both retention and graduation rates of lower-ranked minority … hypothesis. These results suggest that most of the increase in the graduation gap between minorities and non-minorities in Texas …
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Ranking up by moving out: The effect of the Texas Top 10% Plan on property values
Cortes, Kalena E.; Friedson, Andrew I. - 2010
Texas engaged in a large-scale policy experiment when it instituted the Top 10% Plan. This policy guarantees automatic …
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The Effect of Extra Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils on Achievement
Webbink, Dinand; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Lindahl, Mikael; … - 2004
This paper evaluates the effects of two subsidies targeted at disadvantaged pupils in the Netherlands. The first scheme gives primary schools with at least 70 percent minority pupils extra funding for personnel. The second scheme gives primary schools with at least 70 percent pupils from...
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Resources and standards in urban schools
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra; Meghir, Costas - 2007
Despite being central to government education policy in many countries, there remains considerable debate about whether resources matter for pupil outcomes. In this paper we look at this question by considering an English education policy initiative Excellence in Cities which has been a flagship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268189
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Examining the Long-Run Impacts of Racial Terror with Data on Historical Lynchings of Mexicans in Texas
Antman, Francisca M.; Duncan, Brian - 2024
We merge the longitudinally linked historical U.S. Census records with data on lynchings of Hispanics in Texas to … investigate the impacts of historical lynchings of ethnic Mexicans in Texas on U.S.-born Mexicans Americans. Using variation in …
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Modeling the signaling value of the GED with an application to an exogenous passing standard increase in Texas
Lofstrom, Magnus; Tyler, John - 2007
which affected GED test takers in Texas. We utilize unique data from the Texas Schools Micro Data Panel (TSMP) which contain … demographic and GED test score information from the Texas Education Agency linked to pre- and post-test taking Unemployment … Insurance quarterly wage records from the Texas Workforce Commission. Comparing Texas dropouts who acquired a GED before the …
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Modeling Area-Level Health Rankings
Courtemanche, Charles; Soneji, Samir; Tchernis, Rusty - 2013
uncertainty. We use county-level data from Texas and Wisconsin to compare our approach to conventional rankings that assign … deterministic factor weights and ignore uncertainty. Greater discrepancies in rankings emerge for Texas than Wisconsin since the … but becomes especially large in Texas after incorporating noise from imputing its considerable missing data. …
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Impact of bilingual education programs on limited English proficient students and their peers: Regression discontinuity evidence from Texas
Chin, Aimee; Daysal, N. Meltem; Imberman, Scott A. - 2012
Texas requires a school district to offer bilingual education when its enrollment of limited English proficient (LEP …
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Why Do School District Budget Referenda Fail?
Ehrenberg, Ronald G.; Ehrenberg, Randy A.; Smith, … - 2004
Our paper analyzes historical data for New York State on the percentage of school board budget proposals that are defeated each year and panel data that we collected for individual school districts in the state. We find that changes in state aid have little impact on budget vote success....
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