The Distribution of Education Resources and Outcomes: Lessons from 25 Years of Reforms

这个项目的目的是分析教育中的三个主要政策问题：1)教育资源的分配，2)教育成果的分配，3)教育改革的利益分配。关于教育资源的分配，将特别注意近年来采取的行动，以使各征税管辖区的学校支出均等。需要解决的问题包括支出的不平等缩小到了什么程度，以及有什么证据表明改变支出的分配带来了重要的教育好处。关于第二个问题，在过去的25年里，教育成果的分布发生了重大变化。例如，黑人和白人考试成绩和高中毕业率之间的差距大幅缩小。将特别关注这些模式的决定因素。教育改革的第三个问题将集中于增加学校选择和加强私营部门在提供公共教育方面的作用的影响。特别是，对于如果选择运动继续下去，谁可能是赢家和输家，人们知之甚少。将特别注意分析扩大选择所带来的利益分配。

The purpose of this project is to analyze three sets of major policy issues in education: 1) the distribution of education resources, 2) the distribution of educational outcomes, 3) and the distribution of the benefits of education reform. Regarding the distribution of educational resource, special attention will be paid to the move in recent years to equalize school expenditures across taxing jurisdictions. The questions to be addressed include to what extent has the inequality of spending been reduced, and what evidence is there that changing the distribution of spending has had important education benefits. With respect to the second issue, the distribution of educational outcomes has changed significantly over the past 25 years. For example, the gap between black and white test scores and high school graduation rates has narrowed sharply. Special attention will be focused on the determinants of these patterns. The third issue of education reform will focus on the implication of increasing school choice and increasing the role of the private sector in providing public education. In particular, little is know about who the likely winners and losers would be if the choice movement continues. Special attention will focus on the analysis of the distribution of benefits from expanded choice.