Title: Race and Status in School Spending: Chicago, 1961-1966
Abstract:Previous studies have established that the race and social status of a school's student body is reflected in the levels of spending for public education. The interaction of these two factors is examin...Previous studies have established that the race and social status of a school's student body is reflected in the levels of spending for public education. The interaction of these two factors is examined in a large metropolitan area, showing that at the beginning of the 1960s there were higher expenditures per pupil for the more privileged racial and status groups both in the central city and the suburban ring. The pressures of the civil rights movement and the new federal funds for children of poor families (1964 Education Act) each had the effect of partially equalizing expenditures. By 1966 only the schools in high status white suburbs maintained the same degree of advantage over other groups in the spending for their pupils.Read More
Publication Year: 1971
Publication Date: 1971-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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