Flat grant model - This is the oldest and most unequal method of financing schools. State aid to local school districts is based on a fixed amount multiplied by the number of students in attendance. This fails to consider students with special needs (bilingual students cost more to educate than do native English speakers), special programs (vocational and special education), or the wealth of school districts.
Source: Foundation of Education 10th Edition - Authors Ornstein and Levine, copyrighted in 2008
Where in textbook: Chapter 8 Financing Public Education - Page 234 - 1st paragraph
Source: Foundation of Education 10th Edition - Authors Ornstein and Levine, copyrighted in 2008
Where in textbook: Chapter 8 Financing Public Education - Page 234 - 1st paragraph