Optimizing Opportunity: An AI-Driven Approach to Redistricting for Fairer School Funding

Jordan Abbott


Abstract
We address national educational inequity driven by school district boundaries using a comparative AI framework. Our models, which redraw boundaries from scratch or consolidate existing districts, generate evidence-based plans that reduce funding and segregation disparities, offering policymakers scalable, data-driven solutions for systemic reform.
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2025.aimecon-wip.4
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Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress
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October
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2025
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Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joshua Wilson, Christopher Ormerod, Magdalen Beiting Parrish
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AIME-Con
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National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
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25–33
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https://aclanthology.org/2025.aimecon-wip.4/
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Jordan Abbott. 2025. Optimizing Opportunity: An AI-Driven Approach to Redistricting for Fairer School Funding. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress, pages 25–33, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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