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Public School Funding And School Systems Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress In Tennessee., John Emerson Robinette
Public School Funding And School Systems Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress In Tennessee., John Emerson Robinette
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between level of funding and achievement of school systems in Tennessee based on the standards of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. This study focused on Tennessee school systems and their adequate yearly progress (AYP) status of "targeted" or "good standing" from 2007 through 2009. Federal, state, and local funding, as well as per-pupil expenditure, average teacher salary, and number of students, were used as variables. All data were gathered from the Tennessee Department of Education website.
The researcher performed 6 independent samples t …