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 | Nora GordonProfessor of Public Policy, Georgetown University Verified email at georgetown.edu Cited by 1812 |
Do federal grants boost school spending? Evidence from Title I
N Gordon - Journal of Public Economics, 2004 - Elsevier
One of the federal government's main elementary and secondary education programs is
Title I, which allocates money for compensatory education to school districts based on child …
Title I, which allocates money for compensatory education to school districts based on child …
Local responses to federal grants: Evidence from the introduction of Title I in the South
We analyze the effects of the introduction of Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, a large federal grants program designed to increase poor students' educational …
Education Act, a large federal grants program designed to increase poor students' educational …
The effect of state education finance reform on total local resources
Both the federal government and the states use intergovernmental grants to try to change
the composition of local spending across different programs, as well as the distribution of …
the composition of local spending across different programs, as well as the distribution of …
Improving informed consent and enhancing recruitment for research by understanding economic behavior
THE USE OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION AS A RECRUIT-ment tool in medical research
continues to be de-bated on ethical grounds. Critics are against economic or market models, …
continues to be de-bated on ethical grounds. Critics are against economic or market models, …
The effects of school district consolidation on educational cost and quality
We examine the effects of both whole-grade sharing and administrative consolidations of
local school districts in Iowa in the 1990s, the majority of which were induced by state fiscal …
local school districts in Iowa in the 1990s, the majority of which were induced by state fiscal …
[PDF][PDF] Educational finance, equalization, spending, teacher quality, and student outcomes: the case of Brazil's FUNDEF
Improving access and quality of basic education for all children is a primary concern of policy
makers throughout the world. Expanding access of basic education is still needed in many …
makers throughout the world. Expanding access of basic education is still needed in many …
A spatial merger estimator with an application to school district consolidation
This paper develops a spatial merger estimator to explain political integration generally and
then applies this method to a wave of school district mergers in the state of Iowa during the …
then applies this method to a wave of school district mergers in the state of Iowa during the …
Schoolwide free meals and student discipline: Effects of the community eligibility provision
This paper examines whether schoolwide free meals affect disciplinary outcomes, focusing
on the use of suspensions. Under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), schools serving …
on the use of suspensions. Under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), schools serving …
Paying for progress: Conditional grants and the desegregation of southern schools
This paper examines how a large conditional grants program influenced school
desegregation in the American South. Exploiting newly collected archival data and quasi-experimental …
desegregation in the American South. Exploiting newly collected archival data and quasi-experimental …
[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Needs and Preferences Among Food Pantry Clients
…, C Davey, CB Barsness, N Gordon… - Preventing Chronic …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Our survey was administered in 2017 and 2019. Food pantries in Minnesota were
mailed 25 surveys each, with instructions for administering the surveys anonymously to …
mailed 25 surveys each, with instructions for administering the surveys anonymously to …