Overcoming the Educational Resource Equity Gap

Stephen V. Coffin, PhD, MBA, MPA, is an Adjunct Professor of School Finance and Higher Education Economics and Finance for Montclair State University’s Graduate School of Education and an Adjunct Professor of Finance for the University of Dayton’s Online Ed.D. Program.

Foreword — Charles J. Russo

Section I: Overview



Mission — Stephen V. Coffin
Value Proposition — Stephen V. Coffin

Section II: Constitutional Requirements



Lest There Be Any Doubt: Constitutional Sovereignty as the Basis for Education Reform in Kentucky — William E. Thro
State School Funding Formula-based Inequities — Stephen V. Coffin

Section III: Inequities in Human Resources



Teachers: Adopting a Culturally Grounded Asset-Based Mindset — Corinne Brion
Culturally Proficient Professional Development — Corinne Brion
Special Education — Keith Dewey and Stephen V. Coffin
Resource Inequities among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students — Thomas Barger

Section IV: Inequities in Crucial Services



Early Childhood Education — Karin Garver
School-based Healthcare Services — Camille A. Clare and Tanya O. Rogo
Consumer Education for Attaining Life Goals — Luke Greeley

Section V: Innovation



Combatting Diseconomies of Scale — Stephen V. Coffin
Gaining Public Support for Public Funding of Public Education — Stephen V. Coffin
Achieving Economies of Scale and Building Fiscal Capacity in Large School Districts — Stephen V. Coffin
K-12 N.A.P.R.Holistic Budgeting Model — Stephen V. Coffin

Section VI: Conclusion



Rescue Plan — Stephen V. Coffin
Redlining Education — Stephen V. Coffin
Achieving Educational Resource Equity — Stephen V. Coffin