Increased attention to proposed federal early childhood education (ECE) legislation has sparked a debate on what the future holds for state-funded ECE systems. This brief explores how the goal of universal preschool is being shaped by the federal agenda and examines state programs in various stages of development. President Obama's Preschool for…

A background story to help readers determine what might lie ahead in impact aid for school districts. States that support for school districts impacted by federal activity has been assured for the coming months as Congress and the President allow funds to keep the program alive. Assistance has been provided for both A'' and B'' students, but the…

Confronted by last fall's budget crunch, President Bush and the Congress agreed to ignore the deficit, revise the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget reduction process, and focus attention on capping total spending. Domestic programs will be allowed a $12 billion increase. Education's position is unclear, because it must compete with farms, bridges, and…

Discusses frustrations regarding funding for education. Predicts that awareness of the need to educate young people for the future will result in the public's willingness to pay the taxes necessary to support the programs. (JOW)

Text of Congressional testimony based on a continuing study of school finance, in which the authors recommended federal financial aid to States for undertaking reforms that will equalize educational opportunities and financial responsibilities. (Author/JF)

Since 1951, Federal impact aid payments under P.L. 81-874 have been made to local educational agencies (LEAs) for (1) the education of pupils residing with parents who live and/or work on federal property or have a parent in the uniformed services of the United States; and (2) for the loss of tax revenue attributable to the Federal Government's…

Equity must be viewed in terms of the pupils to be served in the schools, the citizens who support the schools, and general society which reaps the benefits from the public schools. Various sections of this pamphlet address themselves to the philosophical bases of the public schools, some of the directions provided by the courts, current financing…

State assumption of all responsibility for financing education would enhance equalization of educational opportunity, fix accountability for educational finance with the governor and the State legislature, accelerate measurement of student achievement, eliminate burdensome property taxes, and undercut the fiscal logic that now supports…

First of a series; provides an examination of public education's current financial plight and offers seven immediate reforms. (Author)

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