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Weighting for progressivity? An analysis of implicit tradeoffs associated with weighted student funding in Tennessee

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  • Candelaria, Christopher A.
  • Fazlul, Ishtiaque
  • Koedel, Cory
  • Shores, Kenneth A.

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We study the progressivity of school district funding under Tennessee's weighted student funding formula. We propose a simple definition of progressivity based on the difference in exposure to district per-pupil funding between poor and non-poor students. The realized progressivity of district funding in Tennessee is much smaller—only about 17 percent as large—as the formula weights imply directly. The attenuation is driven by the mixing of poor and non-poor students within districts. We further show the components of the Tennessee formula not explicitly tied to student poverty are only modestly progressive.

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  • Candelaria, Christopher A. & Fazlul, Ishtiaque & Koedel, Cory & Shores, Kenneth A., 2024. "Weighting for progressivity? An analysis of implicit tradeoffs associated with weighted student funding in Tennessee," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:103:y:2024:i:c:s0272775724000943
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102600
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