Capitation-based special education finance was associated with a rising share of local funding¶
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q2 i? Adopting capitation for special education finance was associated with an increasing share of special education funding coming from local sources. → Elizabeth Dhuey 2011
Evidence¶
Elizabeth Dhuey 2011¶
Elizabeth Dhuey, Stephen Lipscomb. (2011). Funding Special Education by Capitation: Evidence from State Finance Reforms. Education Finance and Policy, vol. 6, no. 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/funding-special-education-by-capitation-evidence-from-state-finance-reforms doi:10.1162/edfp_a_00031
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In the same 1991-92 to 2003-04 state finance analysis, the article reports that "Capitation was also associated with a rising share of local funding." No effect size is printed.
"Capitation was also associated with a rising share of local funding."
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Related Claims¶
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Capitation-based special education finance was associated with a rising share of local funding |
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Capitation-based special education finance was associated with a rising share of local funding |
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2011 |
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