The Education Exchange: How Does Weighted Student Funding Work?

Designed to allocate district money according to student need, it needs strong school leadership

Joseph Olchefske, an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins School of Education and the former superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss weighted student funding, and how it can best be implemented to increase student achievement.

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