While there’s widely-cited research from the 70s-90s arguing that school resource inputs hadn’t led to consistent or discernible improvements in student outcomes, more recent research shows a causal relationship between school resources/funding and student outcomes.
This carries significant consequences for underfunded poor and minority districts, particularly in the face of increasing racial segregation in schools.
Dr. Ericka Weathers of Penn State is unearthing the consequences of persistent segregation in schools and its impact on school funding. Weathers noted that racial segregation is found to be higher between districts in a state than within districts. Thus, differences in resources and spending practices between districts have consequences for inequalities.
