With limited state and local funds as well as a growing student population, how elected decision makers allocate money to impact college readiness needs to be explored. The purpose of this research study was to explore the impact of instructional expenditures on educational outcomes. This multivariate multiple regression study specifically explored the impact of instructional expenditure ratios and per pupil instructional expenditures of every public school district in Texas on student performance college readiness indicators measured by state assessments (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness [STAAR] Mathematics and English Language Arts [ELA] test scores) and national assessments (American College Test [ACT] and Scholastic Assessment Test [SAT] scores) over a 5-year period. Fifteen different regression models were established with various significant predictors of expenditures and revenue funds. These models explained up to 46% of the variance for college readiness scores over the 5-year period.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1011794 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Blair, Cody L. |
| Contributors | Brackett, David A. (Educator), Huffman, Jane Bumpers, 1950-, Capps, Matthew, Dyes, Kevin |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 157 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Blair, Cody L., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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