Using Available Evidence to Estimate the Cost of Educational Adequacy

This article seeks to move the adequacy issue forward by demonstrating that under a certain set of assumptions, it is possible to provide a set of programmatic offerings that corresponds well with what we consider to be an emerging, research-based consensus about what constitutes best practices. We...

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Published in:Education finance and policy 2008-07, Vol.3 (3), p.374-397
Main Authors: Odden, Allan R., Goetz, Michael E., Picus, Lawrence O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Best Practices
Cost estimates
Costs
Educational Finance
Educational Quality
Educational research
Educational resources
Evidence
Expenditure per Student
Finance
Funding
High school students
High schools
Policy Brief
Recommendations
Special needs students
Students
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Summary:This article seeks to move the adequacy issue forward by demonstrating that under a certain set of assumptions, it is possible to provide a set of programmatic offerings that corresponds well with what we consider to be an emerging, research-based consensus about what constitutes best practices. We do this by showing what could be purchased with the national average expenditure per pupil if it were to be applied to one adequacy approach, the evidence-based approach, and how these resources have been linked to increases in student performance.
ISSN:1557-3060
1557-3079
DOI:10.1162/edfp.2008.3.3.374