Surprise Allies: Federal Education Financing, AYP & The Adequacy Movement
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Surprise Allies:Federal Education Financing, AYP & The Adequacy Movement
The General Welfare Clause | Article I, § 8
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Thus....
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While NCLB includes grants for:
Federal6%
States50%
Local44%
Only 6% of the averagedistricts budget.
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It’s not just the federal funding.
It’s also the
AYPTo which the $$$ is connected.
AYPWant the $$$ ?
Gotta adobt
accountability
pupil/teacher ratioinfrastructure investmentqualifications of teachers
Pre-AYP trend*
standardized test scoresgraduation rates
student reading levels
* Again, this trend preceded NCLB, beginning with the post-Brown adequacy movement.
Now, under AYP regime*
A New Erain FederalFunding! :)
A New Erain FederalFunding! :(
In my anecdotal experience....
As always, it’s more complicated than
I thought.Text
State Gov’t
Fed Gov’t/NCLB
The popular understanding.
All about this bit
State Gov’tAdequacy Advocates
Fed Gov’t/NCLB
A new view
A new bit!
standardized test scoresgraduation rates
student reading levels
Turns out, these mandated metricsare a boon to the leftish, equity-minded adequacy movement.
MARKERS OUT
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“Judicially manageable standards”
AYP=
• Principles
• Data
• Deadlines and Universality
NCLB & adequacy movement, bedfellows?
Yep!
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“The data themselves do not guarantee change, but they can be organized to
lead change”