- Vision [1]
- The Commission will collect and analyze information related to the issues described above, including information and comment
from members of the public. The Commission may also conduct independent research into these issues.Approximately fifteen (15)
months after the appointment of the members, the Commission will provide the Secretary with a written report that summarizes
its findings related to the above objectives and includes recommendations for appropriate ways in which Federal policies could
improve equity in school finance. The Secretary will share a copy of the report with Congress, specifically the United States
Senate Committee on Appropriations and Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the United States House of Representatives
Committee on Appropriations and Committee on Education and the Workforce.The following is a list of issues that the Commission
may consider and/or report on to the Secretary:• Options for how Federal, State, and local governments could establish funding
systems to ensure that all students receive equal educational opportunities;• The cost of providing a quality education in
different settings, with consideration of students’ educational needs, school needs, and variations in geography;• Disparities
in funding levels for education among states and disparities within and among districts;• Examination of different measures
of school funding and the use of specific variables in calculating those measures, such as:o Calculations based on expenditures
versus revenues, ando The inclusion or exclusion of Federal funds;• The methods of distributing school funds and resources,
and their impact on equitable funding;• The calculation of per pupil expenditures and the rate of growth of those expenditures
over time;• The relationship between school resources and student achievement, which could include identifying cost-effective
practices, policies, and funding strategies that are helping to improve student achievement, attainment, and equity of opportunity;
• The role of the Federal government in improving equity in school finance, including ways to adjust the distribution of Federal
education funds to increase educational equity and achievement; and• Any other matters that the Commission deems necessary
to study in order to adequately address the objectives of the Commission.
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