The Effect of the 2008 Recession on Gifted Education Funding Across the State of Texas

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Abstract

The effect of the 2008 Recession has reverberated throughout public education in the United States. This paper examines how the Great Recession affected gifted education funding in the state of Texas. The framework of a generalized longitudinal mixed effect model was used to explore this topic. The primary finding was that the Great Recession adversely affected suburban school districts. These districts saw a greater percentage reduction of budget allocated towards gifted programming than rural or urban school districts (β = -0.19, T = 2.75, p < .01).

Authors

• Jaret Hodges, Duke University

• Juliana Tay, Purdue University

• Ophélie Allyssa Desmet, Purdue University

• Emine Ozturk, Arizona State University

• Nielsen Pereira, Purdue University