Colleges with higher percentages of academically disadvantaged students spent less per FTE student, suggesting possible resource inequities¶
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q2 i? Spending was regressive with respect to academic disadvantage, the one exception to otherwise progressive spending patterns. → Levin 2022
Evidence¶
Levin 2022¶
Levin, J., Baker, B., Lee, J., Atchison, D., & Kelchen, R. (2022). An Examination of the Costs of Texas Community Colleges. Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs
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Equity analysis regression of expenditure per FTE student on need and contextual factors (300 college-year observations, R2 0.477). Table 3 prints a coefficient of "-4,284.23***" for academically disadvantaged share; other need factors had positive coefficients.
"a 10 percentage point increase in the percentage of studen ts enrolled who are academically disadvantaged was associated with a decrease in spending per full-time equivalent student of $428"
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Related Claims¶
- Larger adequacy gaps between projected adequate cost and actual spending were associated with fewer success points milestones per FTE student — related
- After accounting for other factors, colleges with higher shares of first-generation, older, English learner, and academically disadvantaged students still earned fewer milestones, while economic disadvantage and dual-credit shares were no longer significant — related
- Texas's current funding system is progressive for several need factors, but the additional spending may not be enough for equal opportunity — related
- Colleges serving the highest shares of first-generation students tended to have larger adequacy gaps, spending $1,475 below projected adequate cost — related
- Funding dual-enrollment courses at high school campuses addresses transportation-based access inequities — related
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Colleges with higher percentages of academically disadvantaged students spent less per FTE student, suggesting possible resource inequities |
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Colleges with higher percentages of academically disadvantaged students spent less per FTE student, suggesting possible resource inequities |
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2022 |
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