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Geske, Terry G. – Journal of Education Finance, 1984
Analyzes data on the economic prospects of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin--including demographic and economic trends, trends in taxation systems, school revenue and expenditure trends, and future revenue prospects--and offers prognoses for individual states. Generally, short-range revenue prospects are bleak, and long-range…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student
Geske, Terry G. – 1976
This paper is primarily concerned with identifying and explicating the environmental forces and political factors responsible for legislative enactment of major school finance changes in Wisconsin in 1973. Easton's political systems theory serves as a conceptual framework for the study. In addition, Lindblom's leadership model, Truman's interest…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Geske, Terry G. – 1983
Prospects for Illinois public school revenues and school district reorganization in the 1980's, considered in the context of prospects for the Great Lakes region as a whole, are affected by fundamental demographic and economic changes. The region has had a lower population growth rate since 1970 than the rest of the country, and a slower growth in…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Declining Enrollment, Economic Climate, Educational Finance
Geske, Terry G. – 1983
Potential revenue prospects for the public schools in the Midwest basically depend on the future outlook for the midwestern economy as a whole. Accordingly, a comprehensive analysis is undertaken of the midwestern economy and tax base, and then of trends in educational spending. Topics include: (1) economic growth and taxation systems; (2)…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Climate, Economic Research, Educational Economics