The movement for school finance reform at the State level has not been arrested. It had been thought that the Rodriguez case would stall reform. States have moved their reform efforts ahead before and after the Rodriguez decision, with conviction. The purpose of this publication is to document school finance legislation in 1973, State-by-State.…

Under the plan described in this report--a so-called "Equal Yield" formula contained in Senate Bill No. 110--each district will have an equal opportunity to realize the same amount of revenue per pupil from each unit or "mill" of local tax levied in combined State and local funds. The publication examines in detail several key…

After tracing the historical development of the Maine system of school finance, the document describes the major provisions of a 1973 legislative act that equalizes the financial support of school units. Under the act, 60 percent of the cost of public school programs will come from State tax sources and 40 percent will come from a uniform property…

This report presents a history of the primary objectives, events, personalities, and consequences of the School Finance Study in Rhode Island. The study committee was commissioned with the task of developing a school finance plan that would provide equal educational opportunities to all pupils with similar characteristics and needs, achieve fiscal…

This paper traces the development of school finance reform pressures in Wisconsin from pressure in 1967 for property tax reform to 1973 legislative reform proposals. The 1973 proposal is designed to provide further equalization of educational opportunity to all Wisconsin students and to guarantee adequate financial resources to provide these…