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Peer reviewedRiles, Wilson – Planning and Changing, 1972
Discusses the Serrano vs Priest decision that ruled against the use of property taxes for support of schools in California. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Peer reviewedSugarman, Stephen D. – Planning and Changing, 1972
Discusses the implications of the Serrano vs Priest decision. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Peer reviewedShanks, Hershel – Journal of Law and Education, 1972
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Barro, Stephen M. – 1971
There are major disparities in spending and taxation among California school districts. Available resources per pupil bear little relationship to the willingness of local communities to support education or the educational task to be performed. In addition, the State school finance system forces districts to rely on local property tax bases for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student
Peer reviewedPopp, Dean; Vogt, Walter – American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1979
Explores two alternatives to the local school property tax: a power equalizing property tax and a statewide tax. Compares effects on tax burdens and service levels for 13 cities in San Diego County. Available from American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 50 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021; sc $3.00. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform, Fiscal Capacity
Peer reviewedTimar, Thomas B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1994
Court-imposed school finance equalization and tax limitation measures in California have created a centralized system of school finance. Political tensions and conflict that have arisen from this centralized control are discussed, with reference to the Serrano mandate and categorical funding. (SLD)
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Centralization, Conflict, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedWickert, Donald – Journal of Education Finance, 1985
This article reviews the current status of school finance in California in the aftermath of Proposition 13 and the Serrano v. Priest decision (which required determination of school funding on some basis other than district property wealth). Specific trends and directions regarding reform issues of the future are identified. (TE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Augenblick, John – 1978
Problems associated with state support for community colleges are discussed with particular emphasis on situations where local college districts are responsible for providing a portion of total institutional revenue. Three of these problems, relating to the equity and efficiency of how state aid is distributed, are: (1) the integration of direct…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Equalization Aid
Download full textCalifornia State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1976
This document represents the completion of the first phase of a study of adult and continuing education in California. The current method of funding community colleges in general, and adult/continuing education programs offered by community colleges and school districts specifically, are examined, their shortcomings noted, and alternatives to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Average Daily Attendance, Community Colleges
