Economic gaps. (Abstract).The achievement gap between middleclass and economically disadvantaged students remains wide despite decades of reforms such as vouchers, busing and compensatory spending Noun 1. compensatory spending - spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy deficit spending, pump priming outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study by the Century Foundation Task Force on the Common School. Economic school segregation segregation: see apartheid; integration. increased in the 1990s, and the study predicts widening socioeconomic so·ci·o·ec·o·nom·ic adj. Of or involving both social and economic factors. socioeconomic Adjective of or involving economic and social factors Adj. 1. divisions between schools in all but six states. The task force made two policy recommendations: * allowing parents to choose among various schools; and * coupling investment in school systems with integration. "Divided We Fail: Coming Together Through Public School Choice" is available for $14.95 by calling 800-552-5450 or 202-797-6258. |
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