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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

2013

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An Analysis Of Intradistrict Funding Equity In Rural And Urban School Districts, James Lynn Woodworth May 2013

An Analysis Of Intradistrict Funding Equity In Rural And Urban School Districts, James Lynn Woodworth

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After a long process of judicial action, states have revised the education funding distribution systems to meet the legal requirement of providing both horizontal and vertical funding equity between districts (interdistrict) in the state. A major part of the judicially required reforms was a shift to weighted student funding or funding which provides differential amounts of education funding dependent on the estimated needs of students based on their individual characteristics. However, little research has been done to examine the equity of the funding distribution systems between schools within districts (intradistrict).

Intradistrict funding inequities are likely to persist in districts today …