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School finance
expert: Research shows money matters in education
From HudsonValley.com/blogs
Slate of Education: Covering School issues in the Hudson
Valley
By Meghan E. Murphy | Published: January 6, 2012
On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed himself the students’
lobbyist for New York state. A policy paper released Friday
suggests that if Cuomo wants to improve students outcomes, he’s
going to have to increase funding to education.
The Albert Shanker Institute released “Revisiting the Age-Old
Question: Does Money Matter in Education?” In the paper, school
finance expert and Rutgers University professor Bruce Baker
assessed the body of empirical research on spending in
education.
His conclusion: Political rhetoric justifying large education
funding cuts, saying cuts won’t harm education quality, have
little basis in research. [more]
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“Revisiting the Age-Old Question: Does Money Matter in
Education?” - Albert Shanker Institute (pdf) |
