backpack funding

noun

A form of education funding where money is allocated to individual students and not to school districts.

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Meanings

nounbackpack funding (uncountable)
  1. USuncountableeducationA form of education funding where money is allocated to individual students and not to school districts.

Origin

In reference to the backpacks in which students carry their belongings to school.

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APA

backpack funding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpack%20funding

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“backpack funding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpack%20funding. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backpack funding,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backpack%20funding.

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