Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
11-19-2014
Keywords
Public school transporation
Series Title
Office for Education Policy
Series Number
Volume 11 Issue 12
Abstract
In a report to the Arkansas Joint Senate and House Education Committee meeting in September 2014, Picus Odden & Associates recommended that the Legislature change the state’s transportation funding system. Currently, transportation funding is distributed from the state to districts on a per pupil basis as a part of the unrestricted foundation formula. In doing so, the system does not account for the variation in costs of transportation for districts across the state; therefore, Picus Odden & Associates recommended that the state’s transportation funding structure be changed. The purpose of this policy brief is to highlight transportation funding in Arkansas and across the nation and provide recommendations regarding transportation funding models for Arkansas’ policymakers to consider.
Citation
McKenzie, S. C., & Ritter, G. W. (2014). Transportation Funding in Arkansas’ Schools. Policy Briefs. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief/28
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