Governance dynamics and local autonomy in large-scale governmental funding: The case of Sweden’s campaign to improve equity

• Published in: Policy futures in education
• Main Authors: Rojas, Carlos, Wermke, Wieland
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 14.09.2024
• Subjects: autonomi; autonomy; educational equity; Educational Science; ekonomisk styrning; funding; governance; governmental funding; inclusive education; inkludering; likvärdighet; pedagogik med inriktning mot utbildningsvetenskap; Political Science; school development; skola; skolutveckling; special education; Special Education with a Focus on Educational Science; specialpedagogik; specialpedagogik med inriktning mot utbildningsvetenskap; statsbidrag; statsvetenskap; utbildning

This article analyses the Swedish case of the government’s funding for equity, which annually provides over 600 million euros to improve equity. Being one of the largest funding schemes ever for work towards educational equity it also provides full autonomy for local education authorities (LEAs) to...