| Yasser Nakib
University of Delaware
Linking K-12 educational outcomes and pupil environmental characteristics to resource allocation and use in three major states
FINAL REPORT:
It is valuable for researchers and policy makers to understand patterns of resources allocation and their impact on student learning. Our preliminary research involving the allocation and use of K-12 funds in four major states including Florida, California, and New York was limited to the district and school levels, and has provided limited and qualified understanding of resource allocation's impact on students. There has been an increasing need to examine many of the pupil specific characteristics that are believed to provide a better understanding of this impact. However, having pupil specific data with detailed information on pupil's personal , family and cohort characteristics including attitude and aspiration has not been readily accessible. The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS-88) and its follow-ups provide not only such data. but also a longitudinal progression of collected data items. Samples that are large enough can be extracted from the NELS-88 data base to represent data from Florida, New York and California. Merging this data with our existing resource allocation data for these states, we propose to conduct analysis of the following: first, school and classroom educational resource allocation patterns including subject area. Second, pupil characteristics as they relate to resource allocation at school and classroom levels. Third, pupil-specific outcomes at the school and classroom levels. Statistical techniques that will include weighted regression analysis and causality analysis will be used as tools.
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