TY  - RPRT
        AU  - BenDavid-Hadar, Iris
AU  - Ziderman, Adrian
        TI  - A New Model for Equitable and Efficient Resource Allocation to Schools: The Israeli Case
        PY  - 2010/Mar/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4822
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4822
        AB  - This paper sets out a new budget allocation formula for schools, designed to achieve a more equitable distribution of educational achievement. In addition to needs-based elements, the suggested composite allocation formula includes an improvement component, whereby schools receive budgetary allocations based on a new incentive measure developed in this paper (Improvement in the Educational Achievement Distribution, or IEAD). The development of the budget allocation formula is demonstrated utilizing Israeli data. Large scale, nationwide data sets relating students’ academic achievement to student background variables, teacher profiles and school characteristics, were analyzed to identify appropriate needs-based formula components and to estimate their weights. The results are compared with the funding formulas currently used in Israel.
        KW  - school finance
KW  - formular funding
KW  - needs-based funding
KW  - schools resource allocation
KW  - Israel
        ER  -