The simple correlation
between spending per student and average TIMSS test scores is 0.13 in primary school and 0.16 in middle school, on a scale where 1.0 denotes an absolute positive correlation between the two variables and 0 signals no correlation (see figure 2).
Not exact matches
At the University of La Rochelle, where in the 1st year of the program
students were recruited without having an assignment to start with,
students spent an average of 2 days
per week just trying to find a consulting opportunity, Canet says: «They found it difficult to manage their time
between their thesis work and the search of company assignments.»
FLEXIBLE TIME: The time it takes to move through your coursework will vary depending on your learning style;
between readings, videos, webinars, and assignments, most
students spend about 10 - 20 hours
per week on their coursework.
[3] But what makes it particularly valuable is that it directly compares the impact of reducing sticker prices versus increasing institutional
spending per student — and does so using a rigorous methodology that allows an estimate of causal effects, rather than just correlations
between tuition, institutional
spending, and
student outcomes.
In Washington State and New Mexico, districts with
student enrollments
between 100 and 1,200
spend $ 104 million and $ 69 million more, respectively, in total public funds than if they were
spending the statewide average
per pupil in these districts.
Students whose parents reported «
spending time just talking to my child», «eating the main meal with my child around a table» or «discussing how well my child is doing at school» daily or nearly every day were
between 22
per cent and 39
per cent more likely to report high levels of life satisfaction.
Then, in a second stage, we measured the relationship across countries
between the Catholic - induced share of competition and the cumulative educational expenditure
per student up to age 15 — a measure that includes both public and private
spending.
Baltimore County school
students will
spend five minutes longer in school
per day starting in the fall, under an agreement
between the teachers union and school administrators.
a.
Per pupil spending, measured as the percent difference between dollars per student at alternative and regular schoo
Per pupil
spending, measured as the percent difference
between dollars
per student at alternative and regular schoo
per student at alternative and regular schools.
In Milwaukee, the number of
students using vouchers has increased sharply (see Figure 2), but the voucher itself has been worth only
between 50 and 70 percent of
per - pupil
spending in the public schools.
While inflation - adjusted public
spending per student increased 27 percent
between 1992 and 2014, an EdChoice study found, teacher wages actually fell an average of 2 percent during that time (in real dollars).
Relative to the amount that the Portland and Seattle school districts
spend per student — approximately $ 11,000 and $ 12,000, respectively — the difference
between the districts» PTA contributions is quite small, less than 2 percent of
per -
student district expenditures in 2014.
In unadjusted figures, these low -
spending districts generally
spend between $ 5,351 and $ 8,233; on average, they
spend around $ 7,130
per student.
The study estimates that schools
spent between $ 3,120 and $ 6,920
per pre-k
student — on top of the state's subsidy of $ 4,580 for the 2014 - 15 academic year.
Cutting down on the time
students spend in hallways moving
between classes has gained an additional 20 minutes of instruction time
per day, school officials estimate.
Since fully 35 percent of the nation's
students of color attend school in either California or Texas, examining the relationship
between the percent of
students of color and dollars
spent per student can bring the problem into sharper focus.
In the 20 years
between 1992 and 2012, Colorado's
student population increased by more than 200,000
students — but
per pupil
spending has fallen further behind the national average.
The graph below from the OECD's What Makes Schools Successful report shows that at the lower end of the spectrum, a direct correlation exists
between the amount a nation
spent per student and the nation's PISA mathematics score.
[4] However, the latest figures illustrate that a sizable gap
between California
spending per K - 12
student and the US remains.
Because the study indicates a linear relationship
between time
spent on DreamBox and achievement gains,
students who use DreamBox for the recommended 60 minutes
per week stand to experience an increase of 7.5 points on the MAP.
In 2012 - 13, the gap
between California's
spending per K - 12
student and the nation as a whole grew to its widest point in at least 40 years.
The
spending gap
between the top - ten
spending and bottom - ten
spending counties has grown from $ 1,094 in 1997 to the current gap of $ 2,364
per student.
«
Between fiscal years 1992 and 2014, inflation adjusted («real»)
per -
student spending increased by 27 percent.
After adjusting for inflation, 3
spending per student grew 27 percent in the 20 - year period
between 1993 — 94 and 2012 — 13 — reflecting average annual growth of 1.3 percent.
The Council of the Great City Schools just released a study of the nation's 66 largest school districts that revealed that
students spend approximately 20 - 25 hours
per school year taking these standardized tests, which amounts to 2.3 % of classroom time for the average 8th grader who will take about 112 of them
between PreK and 12th grade, approximately 8
per year.
We estimate that in 2017 THL will
spend 15 % of their budget, or around $ 680,000, on grassroots outreach.34, 35 This will include the distribution of
between 400,000 and 600,000 pieces of literature, 36, 37, 38
between 500 and 1,400 pay -
per - view video views, 39, 40, 41 and
between 8,500 and 11,000
students reached with humane education presentations.42, 43, 44 We're unsure how costs are split
between these activities, but note that if the costs are all assigned to leafleting, the cost
per leaflet distributed is
between $ 1.10 and $ 1.70.45, 46