Would weighted-student funding enhance intra-district equity in Texas? A simulation using DEA

abstract

• 2016 The Operational Research Society. We use data envelopment analysis to model the educational production function, and then explore how a shift to weighted student funding using the student weights embedded in the Texas School Finance Formula would alter the allocation of inputs and potential outputs. School outputs are measured as value-added reading and math scores on standard achievement tests. We find that if school districts allocated their resources efficiently, then they would not allocate their resources to campuses according to the funding model weights. Policies that promote greater efficiency would also enhance equity in educational outcomes.

authors

• Taylor, Lori

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY

author list (cited authors)

• Grosskopf, S., Hayes, K., Taylor, L., & Weber, W. L.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Grosskopf, Shawna||Hayes, Kathy||Taylor, Lori||Weber, William L

publication date

• April 2017

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY  Journal

keywords

• Distance Functions
• Outcomes Equality
• Weighted Student Funding

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1057/jors.2015.93

start page

• 377

end page

• 389

volume

• 68

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1057%2Fjors.2015.93

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education