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Direct linkCampaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc., 2004
Currently, state aid for education in New York State is distributed through over 50 separate and unnecessarily complex formulas and grants-in-aid. The approach recommended in this proposal consolidates 39 of these current categories into a single foundation allocation, while increasing the percentage of the state share and providing districts with…
Descriptors: State Aid, Educational Finance, Finance Reform, School Districts
Furno, Orlando F.; And Others – 1978
Although New York State's provisions for funding public education are among the best in the nation, improvements are needed in the state aid program. In this study, school district data on expenditures and wealth were analyzed and evaluated. Two direct causes of the substantial inequalities among school district services in New York are the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Foundation Programs, School Districts
Download full textSAMTER, EUGENE C. – 1966
THE EFFECTS OF A 1962 NEW YORK STATE AID TO EDUCATION ACT WERE INVESTIGATED IN RELATION TO AN OLD FOUNDATION PROGRAM. THIS STATE AID TO EDUCATION ACT WAS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF SHARED COST. BOTH NEW AND OLD PROGRAMS WERE APPRAISED WITH RESPECT TO THE OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL FISCAL POLICY--EQUITY OF SUPPORT (EQUAL TREATMENT OF EQUALS), EQUALIZATION…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
McMaster, Donald J.; Sinkin, Judy G. – 1977
This manual provides an introduction and guide to the system of financing elementary and secondary education in the state of New York. Chapter 1 explains how the state's education finance plan operates by allowing districts to calculate aid under two foundation formulas. Chapter 2 describes how the state's plan addresses disparities by equalizing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student, Finance Reform
Passantino, Claire; Kenyon, Susan – Education Law Center, 2004
The goal of this guide is to provide information, support and practical tools that may help educators design, implement, and evaluate their school's standards-based education program. In order to work, a comprehensive, standards-based educational program must, by definition, be the organizing structure upon which the school program operates.…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, School Activities, Community Schools, Classroom Observation Techniques
