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2011

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Harding University

Science and Mathematics Education

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Effects Of Poverty Funding On Math And Literacy Achievement In Arkansas, Karen L. Cushman May 2011

Effects Of Poverty Funding On Math And Literacy Achievement In Arkansas, Karen L. Cushman

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This research project was designed to provide a foundational study of the effectiveness of a state categorical fund directed at poverty students called NSLA funding on literacy and math achievement in Arkansas. Poverty funding for students in Arkansas is realatively new and there have not been any studies to examine the impact of this funding to date. Literacy and math achievement scaled scores were evaluated for one year for fourth, sixth, and eighth grades by four NSLA levels, NSLA level 1, NSLA level 2, NSLA level 3, and NSLA level 4.

This causal comparative study was conducted with data from …