Can Money Solve Education Inequality? Not So Fast, Says Holy Cross Professor

In the past few years, controversies over school funding have loomed large in discussions about the future of K-12 education both at the state and national levels.

In an article for The Atlantic, assistant professor of education Jack Schneider dives deep into the issue of education inequality, analyzing the effects of education spending and its impact on equal access, achievement disparities, and education debt. But ultimately, does money matter?

“The presumption that equal resources would generate equal opportunity has perpetuated the myth that money doesn’t matter in education,” writes Schneider, author of “Beyond Test Scores: A Better Way to Measure School Quality”. “A large body of research, however, demonstrates that school funding has a significant impact on student achievement. And recent studies suggest that the magnitude of the impact may be greater than previously understood.”

According to Schneider “While enhanced school funding, alone, might not close the achievement gap, it would almost certainly do more than an equal distribution of resources would.”

To read more, visit TheAtlantic.com.