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The governance of equity funding schemes for disadvantaged schools: lessons from national case studies.

Publication date: 2019-12-24
ISSN: 978-92-76-13068-0
Publisher: Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union

Author:

Verelst, Sukriti
Vandevoort, Lief ; Bakelants, Hanne ; Nicaise, Ides

Keywords:

economics of education

Abstract:

Equity funding (sometimes also labelled as compensation funding, educational priority funding or needs-based school 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. This report examines to what extent improved governance of equity funding schemes can contribute to better results