School Finance Reform in Tennessee: Inching Toward Adequacy

Examines equity consequences of Tennessee's 1992 education finance reform. Assesses concurrent changes in student performance over the funding formula's phase-in period, addressing test-score distribution and movement toward adequacy. Results are mixed. Tennessee should consider incorporat...

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Published in:Journal of education finance 2001-01, Vol.26 (3), p.297-317
Main Authors: Cohen-Vogel, Lora Ann, Cohen-Vogel, Daniel R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Gains
Breakeven analysis
Education legislation
Educational Adequacy
Educational Equity (Finance)
Educational reform
Elementary Secondary Education
Equity
Finance
Finance Reform
Funding
Program Effectiveness
Program Implementation
Resource Allocation
School districts
Scores
Spending
State Action
Student costs
Student Teacher Achievement Ratio Project TN
Tennessee
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Summary:Examines equity consequences of Tennessee's 1992 education finance reform. Assesses concurrent changes in student performance over the funding formula's phase-in period, addressing test-score distribution and movement toward adequacy. Results are mixed. Tennessee should consider incorporating an outcome-based, adequacy funding approach to achieve more acceptable performance levels. (Contains 44 footnotes.) (MLH)
ISSN:0098-9495
1944-6470