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X-Series Primer: The Inverse Ratio Effect of Increased Mental Health Services on Academic Outcomes

X-Series Primer: The Inverse Ratio Effect of Increased Mental Health Services on Academic Outcomes

In this installment, a look at validating the Inverse Ratio Hypothesis

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X-Series Primer: The Inverse Ratio Effect of Increased Mental Health Services on Academic Outcomes
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5-years of lower instructional spending in Mesa Unified School District, while increasing funding for mental health support services, demonstrates the validity of the Inverse Ratio hypothesis:

▶️ (decreased instructional inputs) + (increased mental health inputs) = lower academic proficiency outputs

In the last X-Series Primer installment, I looked at how…

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