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dc.contributor.authorTuck, Bradford
dc.contributor.authorBerman, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorHill, Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-29T23:55:41Z
dc.date.available2021-07-29T23:55:41Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/12123
dc.description.abstractThe big differences among Alaska’s school districts—in remoteness, climate, community amenities, and energy sources—also mean big differences in school operating costs. ISER’s new estimates of the geographic cost differences among Alaska’s 53 districts range from 7 percent to more than 100 percent above costs in Anchorage. The existing differentials are set in state law and have been used since 1998; the legislature will decide whether to adopt any changes. Keep in mind that the differentials are just one factor in a complex formula used to determine aid for individual districts. That formula begins with a base amount per student, for students in all districts, that the legislature sets each year. The proposed differentials are higher than the existing ones, which range from 1 to 70 percent above Anchorage’s costs. This summary is based on a more detailed report, Alaska School District Cost Study Update, by Bradford Tuck, Matthew Berman, and Alexandra Hill.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska.en_US
dc.subjectschool districtsen_US
dc.subjectgeographic cost differencesen_US
dc.subjectaid formulaen_US
dc.titleHow Much Different Are Costs Amongst Alaska School Districts?en_US
dc.title.alternativeISER Research Summary No. 62en_US
dc.typeReporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-07-29T23:55:41Z


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