Reframing the Economics of Education to Center Equity: Exploring Collaborative Approaches to Promote Finance Policies for the Public Good

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

While early research in the economics of education centered equity concerns, the past few decades embraced efficiency and accountability, based largely on a belief that money was not a driving factor in educational outcomes. New research increasingly demonstrates that money does matter, offering the field a chance to redirect discussions about education finance to better support equity. The panel--including non-profit, union, and academic leaders--will engage the historic and emerging assumptions behind the economics of education and explore how researchers and organizational stakeholders can promote stronger policies for equity.

Sub Unit

• Public Good: Power and Possibilities

Chair

• Karen DeMoss, Bank Street College of Education

Participants

• Bruce D. Baker, Rutgers University

• Cyrus Driver, National Public Education Support Fund

• Solana Rice, Liberation in a Generation

• Rhonda Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers