What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the relationship between localized school funding and the emergence of structural inequality in education.

April 10, 2026

A Villain Origin Story: Localized School Funding and the Architecture of Inequality - Matthew Gardner Kelly. Dividing the Public: School Finance and the Creation of Structural Inequality. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2024. 270 pp. 145. 00 (cloth), ISBN 9781501773259; 26. 95 (paper), ISBN 9781501773266.

Key Points

To explore the relationship between localized school funding and the emergence of structural inequality in education.
Analyzes the effects of funding policies on public schools
Examines case studies of various funding models
Utilizes historical and socioeconomic data to investigate disparities
Identifies significant disparities in educational quality based on funding
Finds that localized funding mechanisms contribute to systemic inequities
Highlights the impact of socioeconomic status on educational outcomes

Abstract

A Villain Origin Story: Localized School Funding and the Architecture of Inequality - Matthew Gardner Kelly. Dividing the Public: School Finance and the Creation of Structural Inequality. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2024. 270 pp. 26.95 (paper), ISBN 9781501773266. - Volume 25 Issue 2

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Esther Cyna (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d895a86c1944d70ce06aa3 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/s153778142510128x

Discussion

Journals

The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Institutions

Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

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