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At this research symposium, Dr. Marialena Rivera, IDRA’s 2016 José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow, presented her research findings.

Dr. Rivera, provided a briefing on her study, “What about the Schools? – Factors Contributing to Expanded State Investment in School Facilities,” followed by a panel discussion with experts from across the country. Through case studies of five states with varying facilities policies, Dr. Rivera’s study examines the factors contributing to expanded state investment in equitable public school facilities and how those factors can be leveraged to encourage states that make minimal investments to expand their support for facilities funding.

The five case study states are Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Wyoming.

An assistant professor of education and community leadership at the Texas State University College of Education, Dr. Rivera’s research focuses on the politics of education policy, privatization, school finance and school leadership for school improvement.

The IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows Program honors the memory of IDRA founder, Dr. José Angel Cárdenas. The goal of the program is to engage the nation’s most promising researchers in investigating school finance solutions that secure equity and excellence for all public school students.

See the program agenda (pdf)

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Materials by Marialena Rivera, Ph.D., 2016 IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow

What about the Schools? Factors Contributing to Expanded State Investment in School Facilities – Executive Summary

What about the Schools? Factors Contributing to Expanded State Investment in School Facilities – Full Report

Case Study State Highlights #1: Texas

Case Study State Highlights #2: Wyoming

Case Study State Highlights #3: New Jersey

Case Study State Highlights #4: Massachusetts

Case Study State Highlights #5: Ohio