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An Analysis Of The Relationship Between K-12 Public Education Spending And Student Academic Achievement In Iowa, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber
An Analysis Of The Relationship Between K-12 Public Education Spending And Student Academic Achievement In Iowa, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber
INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference
Student academic achievement in Iowa is on the decline (US Department of Education 2022). Some politicians propose increasing public education spending in order to address worrisome trends in academic achievement (Richardson 2022). Prior studies disagree about whether there is a relationship between school spending and student outcomes. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between K-12 public education spending and student academic achievement in Iowa. This project analyzes data from the past nineteen years to examine the relationship between Iowa’s per- pupil expenditure and student outcomes — specifically, graduation rate, average daily attendance, math …
Trends In Iowa’S K-12 Public Education: An Analysis Of School Spending & Student Achievement [Poster], Lydia Berns-Schweingruber, Kristin Mack, Marybeth Stalp
Trends In Iowa’S K-12 Public Education: An Analysis Of School Spending & Student Achievement [Poster], Lydia Berns-Schweingruber, Kristin Mack, Marybeth Stalp
Research in the Capitol
Prior research has examined the effect of K-12 public education spending on student academic achievement; researchers disagree about whether increasing public education spending improves academic achievement. The purpose of this study is to determine if K-12 public education spending has an effect on student academic achievement in Iowa. This project will use a secondary analysis of data from the past twenty years to examine the relationship between K-12 public education spending in Iowa and student academic achievement in Iowa. The findings of this research can be used to inform policymakers and citizens about how K-12 public education spending is affecting …