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Greater flexibility in spending hurts low-achieving students
- 05-27-2011
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By Louis Freedberg/California Watch
A $4.5 billion experiment intended to give schools greater flexibility over state education dollars has resulted in cutbacks in some programs targeting students who need the most academic help. That is among the findings of a report issued this week by the RAND Corporation and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). The study looked at the fallout of a 2009 decision [PDF] by lawmakers to give districts complete flexibility in how they spend what is referred to in school finance vernacular as "categorical" programs. (more...)
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