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Journal of K-12 Educational Research 83 from the current study generally resulted in statistically significant but negative results. Outcomes in almost all instances where statistical significance was achieved, for both open enrollment charter schools and traditional public schools, were negative and indicated that increased school funding resulted in lower student assessment achievement. Overall, these results pose the question: What educational inputs should be funded to enhance student learning? The fourth and final recommendation resulting from the current study centers on improving the student data available for research and review. Review of the 28 schools involved in the current study found that the frequency of no score code data reported by the Texas Education Agency was considerable with some open enrollment charter schools and traditional public schools providing limited or no student assessment data as a result. Effort should be expended to improve all data collected by the Texas Education Agency in order to ensure subsequent research is robust and accurate. References Alexander, C., Juniper, C., Farber, M., & Wilkinson, C. (2014). Charter authorizer accountability report 2012-2013. Retrieved from http://tea.texas.gov/Reports_and_Data/ Program_Evaluations/Charter_Schools/Program_ Evaluation_Texas_Charter_Schools/ Battdorff, M., Maloney, L., May, J., Doyle, D., & Hassel, B. (2010). Charter school funding: Inequity persists . Retrieved http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/ teachers/schools/charter/charterfunding Battdorff, M., Maloney, L., May, J., Speakman, S., Wolf, P., & Cheng, A. (2014). Charter school funding: Inequity expands . Retrieved from http://www.uaedreform . org /wp-content/uploads/charter-funding-inequity -expands.pdf Betts, J., & Tang, Y. (2008). Charter schools and student achievement: A review of the evidence. Charter Schools and Student Achievement: Hopes, Fears and Reality (pp. 1-8). Retrieved from http://www.crpe.org/sites/default/ files/pub_hfr08_ch1_dec08_0.pdf Betts, J., & Tang, Y. (2011). The effect of charter schools on student achievement . Retrieved from National Charter School Research Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education website: http://www.crpe.org/publications/ effect-charter-schools-student-achievement-meta- analysis-literature Booker, K. (2006). The impact of charter schools in Texas (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Retrieved from http:// search.proquest.com.library.dbu.edu: 2048/pqdtglobal/ w/304931709/58A92B5CC78641AFPQ/1?accountid=7024 Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO). (2009). Charter school performance in Texas: June 2009 . Retrieved from http://credo.stanford.edu/ research- reports.html. Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO). (2013). National charter school study . Retrieved from http://credo.stanford.edu/documents/NCSS%20 2013%20Final%20Draft.pdf Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education, Texas Education Agency, et al., v. The Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition, et al., No. 14-0776 (Texas Supreme Court, Travis County, Texas, September 1, 2016). Retrieved from http://www.txcourts.gov / media/1371141/140776.pdf National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. (2016). The public charter schools dashboard: A comprehensive data resource from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools [Data file]. Retrieved from http://dashboard. publiccharters.org/Home/?p=Home Osberg, E. (2006). Charter school funding. In P. Hill (Ed.), Charter schools against the odds: An assessment of the Koret task force on K-12 education (pp. 45-69). Stanford, CA: Hoover Press. Retrieved from http://www.hoover . org/ sites/default /files/uploads/documents/0817947620_45. pdf Speakman, S., Hassel, B., & Finn, C. (2005). Charter school funding: Inequity’s next frontier . Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Retrieved from http:// files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED486494.pdf