Article
Special Education Funding and the Economy of Influence in Public Schools
eJournal of Education Policy
(2012)
Abstract
An emerging focus of study in the field of special education uses production function methods to understand the role fiscal incentives play in the classification of students. This body of research tends to support the notion that funding schemes like special education vouchers and weighted funding formulas increase the number of students classified for special education services (Cullen, 2003; Kwak, 2010; Lipscomb, 2009). This policy position paper identifies the primary issues underlying an economy of influence in public school special education funding, opportunities for future research and the limitations of current investigations into this phenomenon.
Keywords
- Special Education,
- school finance,
- equity,
- classification
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring 2012
Citation Information
John Pijanowski. "Special Education Funding and the Economy of Influence in Public Schools" eJournal of Education Policy (2012) ISSN: 2158-9232 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/pijanowski/2/