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Improving Education Finance Equity for English Learners in the Southeast. Shortchanged: A Series on Funding Inequity in Schools. Revised

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Title: Improving Education Finance Equity for English Learners in the Southeast. Shortchanged: A Series on Funding Inequity in Schools. Revised
Language: English
Authors: Dammu, Indira, O'Keefe, Bonnie, Bellwether Education Partners
Source: Bellwether Education Partners. 2022.
Availability: Bellwether Education Partners. e-mail: contactus@bellwethereducation.org; Web site: http://bellwethereducation.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 21
Publication Date: 2022
Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance), English Language Learners, State Policy, Budgets, Resource Allocation, Federal Aid, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Geographic Terms: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III
Abstract: English learners (ELs) are a fast-growing and diverse student population in the U.S. K-12 public school system. Representing more than 400 languages spoken, EL students bring rich linguistic and cultural traditions to their communities. To better understand education finance equity for EL students in the Southeast, this analysis focuses on nine states -- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The authors examine funding policy structures in each state and compare them against promising practices in state funding systems for EL students. Just two states in the region, Florida and South Carolina, receive the highest rating for policy structures, and they still have substantial room to improve. The authors also examine data on state and local revenues linked to EL students, EL-specific budget allocations, EL enrollment, and Title III federal funding for the four-year period from 2015-16 to 2018-19.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: ED622027
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:English learners (ELs) are a fast-growing and diverse student population in the U.S. K-12 public school system. Representing more than 400 languages spoken, EL students bring rich linguistic and cultural traditions to their communities. To better understand education finance equity for EL students in the Southeast, this analysis focuses on nine states -- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The authors examine funding policy structures in each state and compare them against promising practices in state funding systems for EL students. Just two states in the region, Florida and South Carolina, receive the highest rating for policy structures, and they still have substantial room to improve. The authors also examine data on state and local revenues linked to EL students, EL-specific budget allocations, EL enrollment, and Title III federal funding for the four-year period from 2015-16 to 2018-19.