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Study Shows No Link Between Educational Expenditures and 11th Grade Test Scores in Pennsylvania
June 18, 2009

A study of 498 school districts in Pennsylvania found no relation between per pupil instructional expenditures in districts and the...

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THE FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH 11TH GRADE STUDENT ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY IN MATH AND READING IN PENNSYLVANIA
F. Joseph Merlino, R. Lorraine Bernotsky, Jill Feldman, Ning Rui, | June 18, 2009
Category: White Paper
Topic: General
Overview of Findings An analysis of publicly available data for the 498 school districts in Pennsylvania reveals that: * 11th grade PSSA performance in math and reading is slightly negatively associated with total district expenditures per student, which ranged between...
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