Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council CEO and President Michael DiBiase says state policymakers will need to reform the education funding formula to guarantee it's equitable for all communities.
PROVIDENCE – A new analysis of municipal finances from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council found that despite a state funding formula designed to aid communities with lower levels of family income and property values, some of the state’s municipalities with the highest proportion of low-income students relatively underspend on a per-pupil basis. The report…