Essays on federal, state and local k-12 education funding policies David Loeb

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Loeb, David, author.

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania. Education., degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education policy.

Education finance.

Secondary education.

0458.

0277.

0533.

Local Subjects:

Education policy.

Education finance.

Secondary education.

0458.

0277.

0533.

Genre:

Academic theses

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Contained In:

Dissertations Abstracts International 87-12A

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 2026

Language Note:

English

Summary:

I examine aspects of K-12 education funding at each of the major levels of governance to understand whether the systems of generating and distributing money to public schools are efficient and effective in supporting children's educational success and well-being. In Chapter 2, I conduct a holistic examination of state budgets to determine whether states reduce non-K-12 spending following state K-12 finance reforms. I use a synthetic control for multiple treated units approach and find that the dominant pattern is increased, not decreased, non-K-12 spending following state K-12 finance reforms. However, I do find evidence in some states of potential reductions to non-K-12 spending. In Chapter 3, I evaluate the impact of the Medicaid ``free care" rule reversal, which enables schools to seek Medicaid reimbursement for school health services, on school district student support expenditures and staffing. Synthetic control models show an increase in student support expenditures among states that adopted the free care reversal before the pandemic. I do not find evidence of effects on counselors or student support staffing levels, though estimates are noisy. Chapter 4 explores the possibility that White-majority community support for local public education funding falls as non-White student enrollment rises and whether this may help explain the link between racial segregation and local revenue gaps. I take a descriptive approach using state and year fixed effects regressions. While I do find evidence of decreased local revenue in White-majority districts as non-White enrollment rises, the relationship does not extend to property tax rates, casting doubt on community support as a mechanism

Notes:

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-12, Section: A.

Advisors: Weathers, Ericka S. Committee members: Bowden, A. Brooks; Heinrich, Carolyn J.

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2026

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School code: 0175

ISBN:

9798247974000

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