Urban economics and financial factors affecting education

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Advances in Educational Administration

ISSN: 1479-3660
Series editor(s): Anthony H. Normore, Ph.D.

Subject Area: Education

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Title:	Urban economics and financial factors affecting education
Author(s):	Stephen B. Lawton
Volume:	6 Editor(s): Richard C. Hunter and Frank Brown ISBN: 978-0-76230-426-4 eISBN: 978-1-84950-025-8
Citation:	Stephen B. Lawton (2002), Urban economics and financial factors affecting education, in Richard C. Hunter and Frank Brown (ed.) Challenges of Urban Education and Efficacy of School Reform (Advances in Educational Administration, Volume 6), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.101-120
DOI:	10.1016/S1479-3660(03)80010-0 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Full length article
Abstract:	This chapter focuses on urban economies and demographics and how changes in these areas have influenced the roles of local, state, and federal governments in funding schools. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of urban America in the Post World War II era, the role of immigration, and the accumulation of human, social, and cultural capital. Demonstrated shortfalls in both the quality of educational inputs and results have led to court challenges to education funding systems and responses by state legislatures, resulting in systemic reforms affecting both educational institutions and their regulatory environment. A future of greater funding equity but more diverse educational arrangements is anticipated.