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Project

Equity funding

Equity funding (or educational priority funding) relates to additional funding (per student) which is provided to schools with an above-average representation of students from disadvantaged (mainly low-SES and immigrant) backgrounds. There is mixed evidence on the effectiveness of the schemes (see Franck & Nicaise, 2017), but no distinct interpretation of the potential explanations.  This project aims to

  • Compare the context, objectives, design, governance and results of equity funding schemes in compulsory education in 7 EU-countries
  • Screen national evaluation studies of the effectiveness of the schemes in those countries. 
  • Draw lessons from these case studies for improvement of the equity funding schemes
Date:2 Oct 2019 →  31 Mar 2020
Keywords:social dimension, education, traiining, economics of education, equity funding, needs-based school funding, positive discrimination
Disciplines:Education, culture and society not elsewhere classified, Public economics