School Resources, the Achievement Gap, and the Law: Reconsidering School Finance, Policies, and Resources in US Education Policy

by David J. Armor, Aron Malatinszky, John R. Munich

This book offers a novel and up-to-date exploration of the common belief that increasing conventional school resources will increase academic achievement and help close gaps between various advantaged and disadvantaged students. Taking the scholarship around this question, such as James S. Coleman's 1965 report on the Equality of Educational Opportunity, as a starting point, it brings in an extensive range of contemporary data sources and statistical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032498749
• ISBN13: 9781032498744
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"