LEADER 04443nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910971851503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-309-17054-0 010 $a0-309-50000-1 035 $a(CKB)111069351123216 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000121749 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135465 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121749 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10122217 035 $a(PQKB)10558474 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375447 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375447 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10038721 035 $a(OCoLC)923256491 035 $a(BIP)53856272 035 $a(BIP)7340037 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111069351123216 100 $a20011016d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aChoosing the right formula $einitial report /$fPanel on Formula Allocations, Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council ; Thomas B. Jabine, Thomas A. Louis, and Allen L. Schirm, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 86 pages) 225 1 $aThe compass series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-309-07580-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 70-73). 327 $aCover Front Matter Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Foreword PART I Workshop Report 1 Formula Allocation Processes: An Overview 2 Case Studies 3 Effects on Formula Outputs of Errors in Formula Inputs 4 Roundtable and Concluding Sessions PART II Panel Report 5 Themes and Issues 6 Anticipated Panel Activities References and Bibliography Appendix A Workshop Agenda and Participants Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff 330 $aThe workshop was a direct outgrowth of a previous study by the CNSTAT Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas. That panel, established under a 1994 act of Congress, began its work with a very specific mission: to evaluate the suitability of the U.S. Census Bureau's small-area estimates of poor school-age children for use in the allocation of funds to counties and school districts under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In carrying out their assignment, panel members came to realize that the properties of data sources and statistical procedures used to produce formula estimates, interacting with formula features such as thresholds and hold-harmless provisions, can produce consequences that may not have been anticipated or intended. It also became evident that there is a trade-off between the goals of providing a reasonable amount of stability in funding from one year to the next and redirecting funds to different jurisdictions as true needs change. In one instance, for example, the annual appropriation included a 100 percent hold-harmless provision, ensuring that no recipient would receive less than the year before. However, there was no increase in the total appropriation, with the result that new estimates showing changes in the distribution of program needs across areas had no effect on the allocations. Choosing the Right Formula provides an account of the presentations and discussions at the workshop. The first three chapters cover the overview, case studies, and methodological sessions, respectively. Chapter 4 summarizes the issues discussed in the roundtable and concluding sessions, with emphasis on the identification of questions that might be addressed in a panel study. 410 0$aCompass series (Washington, D.C.) 606 $aFiscal policy$zUnited States 606 $aGovernment spending policy$zUnited States 606 $aFinance, Public$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xAppropriations and expenditures 615 0$aFiscal policy 615 0$aGovernment spending policy 615 0$aFinance, Public 676 $a336.3/9/0973 701 $aJabine$b Thomas B$01094200 701 $aLouis$b Thomas A.$f1944-$0506219 701 $aSchirm$b Allen L$01149836 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bPanel on Formula Allocations. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971851503321 996 $aChoosing the right formula$94471605 997 $aUNINA