State Funding - PowerPoint Special note: Each student must post on Discussion #1 entitled, "Announce your chosen State for PowerPoint" the name of the state they would like to research (Mississippi

State Funding - PowerPoint

Special note: Each student must post on Discussion #1 entitled, "Announce your chosen State for PowerPoint" the name of the state they would like to research (Mississippi is not an option). It will be a first come, first serve right to each state. Once a state has been chosen, no other student can pick that state for their research. This will help to assure that we do not have a specific state researched by more than one person in the class.

Assignment: Each student will select a state other than Mississippi on which to develop a (15-20 slide) presentation.  This presentation should include the following information on the student’s chosen state:

SOUTH CAROLINA IS MY CHOSEN STATE

State finance profile: 50 State Review - Constitutional Obligation for Funding Public Education.pdfDownload 50 State Review - Constitutional Obligation for Funding Public Education.pdf

LINK TO 5O STATE REVIEW                https://www.mediafire.com/file/hvs8b71ad4uzkol/50+State+Review+-+Constitutional+Obligation+for+Funding+Public+Education.pdf/file

1. State Constitutional provision for education (educational guarantee) "See "50 State Review pdf"
2. Existing policies regulating the financing of public schools
3. A review of state funding trends, including average per pupil spending and explanation of state funding formula. Also, include how much is the wealthiest district spending on their students versus the least wealthy district?  How do these numbers compare with national averages?
4. An overview of key political issues on education finance over the last decade for your state.
5. Review of recent school finance litigation (last 20 years)
6. Share your biggest "Ah-ha" moment from your research.
7. Last Slide: List all resources used for your research.

To complete this assignment, you may find it helpful to consult your state’s department of education page, the state legislation, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), and the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). Also, the links below can serve as sources for your research on the funding policies for the state that you decide to research

 https://schoolfinancesdav.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/aefp-50-stateaidsystems.pdfLinks to an external site. 

https://schoolfinancesdav.wordpress.com/Links to an external site. http://funded.edbuild.org/Links to an external site.