Study erases realtionship between school performance and spending Study erases relationship between school performance and spending from NewsLink, Vol. An analysis of Massachusetts test scores finds there is no relationship between public school spending and student performance. The analysis, performed by Sanjiv Jaggia and Alison Kelly-Hawke, both Associate Professors of Economics at Suffolk University, appears in the current issue of Contemporary Economic Policy, published by Western Economic Association International.
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Family background and the stability of a community are the main factors influencing student performance. The results strongly suggest that higher levels of education spending do not improve student performance. The relationship between student performance and per pupil student expenditures is insignificant for all three grade levels. The analysis shows in particular that administrative expenditures appear to exert a negative influence on student performance. Apparently, if public administration expenditures increase then student performance slips.