Because of this, the school receives higher funding than most other schools in the district.
Hacsi asserts that we paint a "selective" picture, ignoring "the best research," which demonstrates the impact of smaller classes and higher funding on school quality.
Among the public school districts in Blair county, Altoona Area received the highest funding $597,806.
"It's particularly hard for these high-paid presidents to go to the legislature and make the case for higher funding."
There have been studies that show smaller class sizes and newer buildings (both of which require higher funding to implement) lead to academic improvements.
It was not merely to provide higher funding in certain areas.
The disproportionately high total funding to London masks an important fact:
The Census Bureau separates cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and these are granted higher federal funding as a way to guarantee economic development.
The Institute was awarded an all-time high funding of $357 million in 2009.
He also supported a failed tax increase to supply higher funding to higher education.