Washington School Levies Effect on Student Achievement
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Junior
Major
Economics
2nd Student Major
Political Science
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Dr. Beau Sauley
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Public school funding in the state of Washington is partially influenced by local levies where a levy passage will increase school funding and a levy failure will not. This paper collects data on levy votes since 2010, and uses the passage/failure of individual levies to see how local school funding affects both student achievement and home prices (median home price). Control variables include school district characteristics such as enrollment, state and federal funding, student faculty ratio, percent of the local population with higher education degrees, among other district-level controls. The paper tests the hypothesis that increasing school funding will lead to higher student achievement and higher home prices as a result of increased school quality in the surrounding area.
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Washington School Levies Effect on Student Achievement
Public school funding in the state of Washington is partially influenced by local levies where a levy passage will increase school funding and a levy failure will not. This paper collects data on levy votes since 2010, and uses the passage/failure of individual levies to see how local school funding affects both student achievement and home prices (median home price). Control variables include school district characteristics such as enrollment, state and federal funding, student faculty ratio, percent of the local population with higher education degrees, among other district-level controls. The paper tests the hypothesis that increasing school funding will lead to higher student achievement and higher home prices as a result of increased school quality in the surrounding area.