Can Public Scholarship Help School Finance Policy Meet the Challenge of Increasing Diversity?

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Public school funding is central to providing a high quality compulsory K-12 education in a democratic society yet it is one of the most entrenched and antiquated systems resistant to change. This challenge exists alongside the reality that our K-12 student population has seen dramatic demographic shifts in the past 100 years making our country more culturally and linguistically diverse. This “Town Hall” Session will demystify public school finance policy and practice by engaging researchers and stakeholders in a moderated discussion. AERA members, education and political leaders, and the general public will participate both in person and through social media.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Sophie Anne Fanelli, Stuart Foundation

Participants

• Bruce D. Baker, Rutgers University

• David G. Hinojosa, Intercultural Development Research Association

• Michael Rebell, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Anthony Rolle, University of Houston

• Gloria M. Rodriguez, University of California - Davis

• Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, Arizona State University