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Berke, Joel S.; Kirst, Michael W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Text of Congressional testimony based on a continuing study of school finance, in which the authors recommended federal financial aid to States for undertaking reforms that will equalize educational opportunities and financial responsibilities. (Author/JF)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedBerke, Joel S.; And Others – Journal of Law and Education, 1972
Examines the inequities that characterize Texas school finance, the statutory provisions that bring about those patterns of disparity and discrimination, and the political factors that surround State educational policymaking. (Author/JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Peer reviewedBerke, Joel S.; Sinkin, Judy G. – Journal of Law and Education, 1974
Discusses the interplay of legal, fiscal, and educational policy surrounding the implementation of the New Jersey landmark decision, Robinson vs Cahill. (Author)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student
Berke, Joel S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Describes the failure to raise adequate school revenues through equitable means and the inability to allocate resources in an effective and equitable manner. (Author)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Equal Education
Berke, Joel S. – 1974
This study of the fiscal, legal, and political dimensions of reform in American school finance responds to the challenge of San Antonio Independent School District vs. Rodriguez. The book focuses specifically on the State of Texas and the way in which injustices were analyzed for the landmark Rodriguez case. The book goes on to describe the role…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Aid
Download full textBerke, Joel S.; And Others – 1972
The first part of this document consists of a report on the role played by familiar elements of American educational finance in perpetuating widespread and systematic denials of equal educational opportunity. The partnership among local, State and Federal resources for financing public elementary and secondary education is discussed with an…
Descriptors: Bias, Court Litigation, Demography, Educational Finance
Berke, Joel S.; Sinkin, Judy G. – 1974
1974 is a watershed for New Jersey public schools, a time when the State is under court order to reform its discriminatory and ineffective method of raising and distributing educational revenues. The existing approach to financing education in the state of New Jersey assigns higher educational resources to pupils in richer school districts, yet…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education
Berke, Joel S.; And Others – 1975
This document provides background information intended to help in the formulation of educational finance policy at the national level. The first chapter discusses variations in spending within and between states since the 1930s; causes for inequitable and inefficient revenue raising and resource allocation; and differences between states in…
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Finance
