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Edunomics Lab, 2020
This brief summarizes findings from a three-year, U.S. Department of Education-funded research study analyzing the use of weighted student funding (WSF) at the district and state level. The study focuses on these key questions: (1) Why do districts adopt WSF? (2) Is there a typical WSF model that districts are using? (3) Do WSF districts spend…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Financial Support, School Districts
Jochim, Ashley; Silberstein, Katie – Edunomics Lab, 2020
Weighted student funding (WSF) decentralizes control over resources and empowers principals as financial leaders of their schools. In this study, we set out to understand how principals are making use of those leadership opportunities. Based upon a 2017-18 survey of 639 principals in 14 school districts implementing WSF, we find that principals…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Money Management, Educational Finance