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Download full textIllinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1975
This report is the outcome of a study conducted to review and assess the development and the advantages and disadvantages of Illinois' present system of financing community colleges; to survey and evaluate the financing systems of other states with highly developed public educational systems; to assess the major alternative schemes of financing…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrollment Projections, Expenditures, Finance Reform
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1995
This document contains eight articles that offer a nonpartisan evaluation of the pros and cons associated with tax reforms. They were written by members of the Technical Study Group, which was established by the New York State Department of Education in 1994 to examine the generation of revenue for public education. The work of the study group…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Fiscal Capacity
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
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Education Finance Center. – 1979
This survey examined the attitudes of people in four states where tax or spending limitations appeared on the ballot in November 1978. It found that people had positive attitudes toward schools in their communities, believed schools are doing an above-average job, and viewed schools as a public service that should not be reduced. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Financial Support
Finance Project, Washington, DC. – 1997
This guide is intended to provide guidance to state and local leaders in identifying the need for finance reform; understanding and evaluating the pros and cons of alternative financial approaches; and designing strategies to build long-lasting public support. Chapter 1 reviews the key forces pushing for reform and outlines principles to guide…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Children
Triplett, Tom – 1995
This paper examines the federal and state constitutional and statutory issues that affect the capacity of governments to raise revenue for education and other children's services, including mandates and key legislation that limit revenues, expenditures, and borrowing. The paper is divided into three major sections: (1) legal issues affecting…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Block Grants, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
