Policy Target
Primary and secondary education
EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY
Government units fund and provide no-cost, affordable high-quality education to children.
SAMPLE INDICATORS
- Cumulative advantage pattern in the lives of disadvantaged children
attending schools - Children’s chances to enjoy better opportunities to secure well-paid, stable jobs later in life (particularly those with disadvantaged backgrounds)
- Children’s chances to experience better financial wellbeing into adulthood (particularly those with disadvantaged backgrounds
EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY
Government units consider education a basic human right.
SAMPLE INDICATORS
- Government spending on public education
- (In)Equity in accessing high-quality education (e.g., stratified by children’s social backgrounds, identities, and ability levels)
- Children’s educational outcomes (e.g., educational experiences, cognitive skills, knowledge, and analytical abilities; stratified by family/household income)
- Number/percentage of schools with programs providing the foundations of financial literacy and financial capability
EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY
Government units regulate the education system to ensure consistent high standards and place-based equity.
SAMPLE INDICATORS
- Inequalities in high-quality education across school districts
- School funding per school district
- Number/percentage of well-qualified staff working in schools (e.g., in low-income neighbourhoods)
- Educator turnover (e.g., stratified by neighbourhood income)
- Retention rates (e.g., stratified by neighbourhood income)
- Resources (e.g., computers, books) available in schools located in higher- and lower-income neighbourhoods