EDUC 3013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: County Market
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Overview: school funding is guaranteed in colorado constitution; there is no guarantee in the us constitution, conceptual overview, colorado-specific. Conceptual overview: money matters in education (including how it is spent, vastly decentralized education system with about 100,000 school districts governed by 50 states, not just equal funding, but equitable funding. Some students need more resources to reach a given educational standard. For example: students learning english, students with disabilities, students who qualify for free/reduced lunch. School funding: three main sources of revenue. Local funds = ~45: 5 steps of funding formula. District has a second chance to establish that kids are enrolled (if that student misses counting day) If enrollment varies drastically from year to year, funding will taper off instead of suddenly drop. Multiply by total per pupil funding (how much state of. Multiply by cost of living factor: range of 1. 011 to 1. 650, depends of housing differences.
