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Baker, Beth – Rural Electrification Magazine, 1993
Citizens in rural Nebraska filed a lawsuit challenging the reliance on local property taxes for school funding that has led to inequities between rural and urban schools. One answer may be to give smaller school districts more money through a state system of taxation and equalization aid to improve school standards. (LP)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textAllen, John C.; Filkins, Rebecca; Cordes, Sam; Jarecki, Eric J. – 1998
This report details results of the 1998 Nebraska Rural Poll, which asked rural Nebraskans their opinions on taxes, school finance, and school consolidation. Survey responses were received from 4,196 residents of Nebraska's 87 non-metropolitan counties. When asked about the tax structure, most respondents favored changing the current distribution…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Mergers, Property Taxes
