The Impact of Differential Expenditures on School Performance
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Title
The Impact of Differential Expenditures on School Performance
Abstract/Description
Two decades of research into educational production functions have produced startlingly consistent results: Variations in school expenditures are not systematically related to variations in student performance. Enormous differences in teacher quality exist, but differences in teacher skill are not strongly related to educational backgrounds, amount of teaching experience, or teaching in small classes. Further, more skilled teachers simply are not regularly paid more than less skilled teachers. These findings suggest that school decision making must move away from traditional “input directed” policies to ones providing performance incentives. The concentration on expenditure differences in, for example, school finance court cases or legislative deliberations, appears misguided given the evidence.
Author/creator
Date
In publication
Volume
18
Issue
4
Pages
45-62
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Synthesis/Overview
Open access/full-text available
No
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
0013-189X
Citation
Hanushek, E. A. (1989). The Impact of Differential Expenditures on School Performance. Educational Researcher, 18(4), 45–62. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X018004045
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