How+does+funding+affect+students+achievement?

states want the money to improve the school districts. 45 states have adopted the new Common Core standards to improve students and prepare them more. As of May, 21 states received money from Race to the Top because the students met the requirements. The money acquired by the states are being used for different things, but some states are using it to create new tests that replace the old ones which set very low standards for student achievement. "race" is beneficial and a good things for schools. The states discussed in the article have put the money to good use in helping students achieve more. Redoing the tests for students in order to create high standards benefits the students because they will be pushed to work harder and do better in school. One thing that caught my attention in this article is that teachers are unsure of how the new standards are going to affect special needs students and students who are learning english. This could affect schools in Rhode Island that have special needs children and ESL students. This could also affect the tests for students in Rhode Island if the money from Race to the Top is used to change state tests. money on education, but it is given more to the wealthier class then the poor and middle class. Due to the unequal distribution of money, students achievement is varied throughout the country. The wealthier schools have great test scores, because they have enough of the correct resources to prepare for tests as opposed to poorer schools, that don't have enough money to spend on supplies for students. This articles shows that funding has a direct correlation with student achievement which is unequal throughout the United States. unlike I do now. The amount of money distributed throughout the country should be even among schools so all students have the same opportunities to achieve as much as they can. This affects Rhode Island schools because different parts of Rhode Island vary in the amount of wealth they have. There are areas that are extremely wealthy and others that are extremely poor. This creates a big achievement gap in Rhode Island which hurts both the state and the students. __ **Editorial:** __ come from poverty need more funding for education in order to be prepared for tests, and schoolwork. The article also talks about how funding for kindergarten and preschool is a necessary step for closing the achievement gap between students. children. Now i realize that starting children in school at a young age is vital, and can infact help close the achievement gap. This affects the future students of Rhode Island schools because if funding for kindergarten and preschool is increased, the achievement gap between students of different economic backgrounds can be closed. N.d.The Monticello Times. [], accessed November 19, 2013. school, their education is "watered-down, and uninspiring" according to the blog. In other words if a child goes to a poor school they are not going get as good of an education as a child who goes to a very wealthy school. Schools need to be funded equally so all students have a chance for academic success. This blog post also talks about how the Common Core is part of the solution for equal success with students. success. According to this bog post, the Common Core will definitely help close the achievement gap with students as long as it is implemented.This affects Rhode Island schools, because the schools here vary in wealth. Some schools have a lot of money and are in a great community, while others are far from that. If there was equal funding, academic achievement could be higher for the students of Rhode Island as a whole.
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 * Summary: ** This article talks about how an increase in funding for schools increases student achievement. The article discusses two regressions from two school districts and the results of revenue per student on test scores. A study showed that a 20% increase in funding increases a student's chance of going to college by 5%. This article also talks about how a cross-sectional regression used to analyze the relationship between school funding and measures of student achievement will always be biased. The study discussed in the article shows that overall funding, and revenue per student does affect test and proficiency scores in schools.
 * Reaction: ** I thought this article was very helpful yet very controversial at the same time. Before reading the article, I already thought that funding had an effect on student achievement, which this article proves, but also disproves. Since the article focuses on two school districts, the fact that different results were shown made it controversial. One district showed that funding did affect student achievement in a good way, and the other district showed that funding had little effect on students achievement. This affects schools in Rhode Island because it shows that there needs to be adequate funding for students, but at the same time the total revenue per student doesn't need to be extremely high as long as the students are willing to do the work given to them.
 * Neymotin, F. (2010). The Relationship between School Funding and Student Achievement in Kansas Public Schools. //Journal of Education Finance//, //36//(1), 88–108.
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 * Summary: ** This article talks about President Obama's Race to the Top is affecting student achievement. Many schools are benefitting from this "race" because
 * Reaction: ** I think this article was very helpful. There are many different reactions and opinions of Obama's Race to the Top, but this article makes it seem like the
 * Education. (n.d.). //CQ Researcher by CQ Press//. Retrieved November 13, 2013, from []
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 * Summary: ** This article talks about how the achievement gap in the United States is increasing due to funds not being distributed equally. America spends plenty of
 * Reaction: ** I found this article to be very interesting and helpful. I knew that there were schools with varying amounts of wealth, but I never saw that as a huge problem
 * Schooling Ourselves in an Unequal America. (n.d.). //Opinionator//. Retrieved November 13, 2013, from []
 * Summary: ** This article talks about how funding needs to be increased so schools can meet their goals, and needs to be distributed fairly to schools. Students that
 * Reaction: ** This article was very interesting. I never thought that funding kindergarten and preschool programs would be important because it would affects such young
 * ECM Editorial: Education Funding Must Be Adequate, Fair, Accountable
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 * Summary: ** This blog post talks about how the funding and background of school effects a student's achievement. If a student does not attend an adequately funded
 * Reaction: ** This blog post to be very inspiring. It was very easy to understand and had a firm belief that schools need to give students equal opportunity for academic
 * Peter Cookson Jr. (n.d.). Common Core: What’s Educational Justice Got to Do With It? //Education Sector at American Institues for Research//. Retrieved from[]

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