Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card.

Abstract

“Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card” analyzes the condition of state school finance systems with a focus on the fair distribution of resources to the neediest students. Is school funding fair? America’s most fiscally disadvantaged school identifies the most fiscally disadvantaged school districts in the country — those with higher than average student needs in their labor-market location and lower than average resources when state and local revenues are combined