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Policy Brief - Resource Allocation: Targeting Funding for Maximum Impact

 
 
Product Description  

  		Policy brief examining the connections between student achievement and resource allocation.
Authors  Kirsten Miller
Target Audience  Policymakers
Administrators
Ways to Use this Product  As a focus for conversations and decision making related to resource allocation
Key Ideas  
This brief is based on a presentation by RAND Senior Management Scientist David Grissmer.

Over the years, some researchers have questioned whether additional education resources impact student achievement -- essentially, whether money matters.

Among other points, this brief finds the following:

  • Targeted resource allocation especially benefits disadvantaged children.
  • Improving the classroom environment for current teachers may be more cost-effective and yield greater gains than simply raising teacher salaries across the board.
  • Family variables are among the strongest indicators of student achievement.
How to Get this Product  Download the PDF file.
APA Citation  Miller, K. (2002). Resource allocation: Targeting funding for maximum impact [policy brief]. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.