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Odden, Allan – 1990
After being placed on the back burner during the 1980s, school finance is again a major issue. In the 1970s, reliance on property taxes created school district disparities because of unequal tax bases. Legislative reforms enacted between 1971 and 1985 had the following characteristics: school finance formulas were revamped; the state role in…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
In the mission statement that introduces this annual report, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction defines the goals of revamping the state's "Essential Skills" program to reflect high academic standards and achievement, develop a fiscally responsible equitable school finance system, and reorganize the state department of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Finance