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Direct linkCarl, Jim – Praeger, 2011
This book reveals that, far from being the result of a groundswell of support for parental choice in American education, the origins of school vouchers are seated in identity politics, religious schooling, and educational entrepreneurship. As the most radical form of "school choice," vouchers remain controversial in education today. The U.S.…
Descriptors: Parochial Schools, Community Schools, Freedom, Racial Segregation
Freiler, Christa – Education Canada, 2011
Using research conducted by the federal government's own finance department, social policy groups released the report, "Paying for Canada: Perspectives on Public Finance and National Programs." It showed that deliberate government policy to reduce taxation levels for some of the most economically advantaged groups in Canada had resulted…
Descriptors: National Programs, Educational Finance, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textPrombo, Michael; Dalianis, Ares G.; Metcalf, Scott R. – School Business Affairs, 2009
Preserving existing revenues is an essential component of the work of school business officials. The broad ranges of activities that can affect school district revenues make identifying potential threats difficult. By understanding the issues that affect school district revenue, school business officials are better able to diminish its erosion--a…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Business Officials, School District Wealth, Income
Go, Sun; Lindert, Peter H. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007
Three factors help to explain why school enrollments in the Northern United States were higher than those in the South and in most of Europe by 1850. One was affordability: the northern states had higher real incomes, cheaper teachers, and greater local tax support. The second was the greater autonomy of local governments. The third was the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Tax Allocation
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2004
Texas has had its Robin Hood school financing system in place since 1993, when the legislature adopted the system in response to a state supreme court order to equalize state spending on public schools. Under the arrangement, any district that has taxable property values exceeding $305,000 per student is not allowed to keep all of its property-tax…
Descriptors: School Support, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance)
Schweke, William – School Administrator, 2006
This article discusses the inspiring achievements of Zavala and Ortega Elementary Schools. These two schools are examples of "smart money," public dollars that are invested and generate a high societal return, measurable in real, quantifiable results for workers, businesses and society. The author explores ways in improving school…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Elementary Schools
