Measures of Economic Disadvantage Explain Outcomes Differently Across Geographies

Authors

  • Robin Clausen Montana Office of Public Instruction

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2024v20n1a1369

Keywords:

economic disadvantage, free and reduced lunch, poverty, Montana

Abstract

Alternative poverty measures have been proposed in response to the emerging insufficiencies of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) eligibility data. The analysis presented here involves seven poverty measures. Using outcome measures as a yardstick, we can assess how poverty measures explain these outcomes and note variations between geographical locales (assessing predictive validity). An analysis of 2019 data from Montana revealed that no poverty measure emerges as consistently meeting or exceeding the results found with the NSLP on the state level. Results are mixed based on locale (size) and distance from an urban centre, and within school communities.

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Published

2024-07-04

How to Cite

Clausen, R. (2024). Measures of Economic Disadvantage Explain Outcomes Differently Across Geographies. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 20(1), 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2024v20n1a1369

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Research Use

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Copyright (c) 2024 Robin Clausen

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