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Anderson, Wendell R. – Compact, 1972
Discusses Minnesota's recent tax reform legislation which provides for increased state financing of education. (JF)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid, School Support
NOLPE School Law Journal, 1972
Presents the full text of the Minnesota case that found the method of financing public education in that State to be in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Minnesota Senate, St. Paul. Education Committee. – 1985
The formulas used to determine the financial support available to Minnesota's school districts from the state are presented in this booklet along with examples of their application in a hypothetical district. The booklet first reviews a number of terms used in discussing Minnesota's aid program, then describes the foundation programs and…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Download full textMinnesota State School Finance Task Force, St. Paul. – 1974
This report consists mainly of four separate issue papers, each prepared by an individual committee of the Minnesota School Task Force. Topics of the papers include educational management systems, Minnesota's state foundation aid program, school tax levy limitations, and educational overburden. In addition to the issue papers, the report also…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform
Levin, Betsy; Muller, Thomas – 1973
This study documents the revenue and expenditure patterns for categories of school districts and for individual school districts. The fiscal impact of the current system, the nature and extent of fiscal disparities, and the factors that contribute to the disparities are examined. An attempt is made to distinguish between disparities among…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student
Anderson, Gayle H. – 1973
After tracing the historical development of its present school finance system, the author considers Minnesota's school finance court cases and the finance disparities among its local school districts that led the 1971 legislature to increase State aid given to local school districts for maintenance expenditures. The document reviews the…
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Schools
Hendrix, Vernon L.; Sederberg, Charles H. – 1984
This study's purpose was to explore the premise that increasing state support for elementary/secondary schools increases equal student access to educational opportunity. Following a brief overview of the background of the problem, including a description of the so-called "Minnesota Miracle" or Omnibus Tax Law of 1971 with its provisions…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Centralization, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities
PDF pending restorationGronseth, Marsha; And Others – 1986
The Minnesota school finance system is the method by which funds are provided for the operation of public elementary and secondary schools and public postsecondary vocational-technical institutes. This document comprises a reference guide for state legislators to the Minnesota school finance system. It begins with historical and legal background…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Budgeting, Early Childhood Education, Educational Equity (Finance)
