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Pogodzinski, Ben; Lenhoff, Sarah Winchell; Addonizio, Michael – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify an association between student mobility through open enrollment and voter support for school bond proposals. Specifically, we hypothesized that higher percentages of nonresident enrollment in a school district and resident exit from a district would be associated with lower levels of voter support…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Open Enrollment, Bond Issues, Voting
Vincent, Jeffrey M. – Center for Cities & Schools, 2018
In 2017, the California Department of Education (CDE) announced the "Small School District Assistance Initiative," aimed at providing targeted assistance to small and rural school districts in the state. A prime focus of the initiative is assisting small and rural school districts with improving their facilities. To aid CDE's efforts,…
Descriptors: School Districts, School District Size, Rural Schools, Educational Facilities Improvement
Vincent, Jeffrey M. – Center for Cities & Schools, 2018
This study investigates the school facility challenges and issues facing rural and small school districts in California. A mixed method approach was utilized (analysis of district characteristics, spending patterns, and 40 interviews with superintendents) to understand the capital investment patterns and facility planning processes of these…
Descriptors: School Districts, School District Size, Rural Schools, Educational Facilities Improvement
Girardin, Ken; Duell, Noah – Empire Center for Public Policy, 2017
In November 2014, New York voters approved the Smart Schools Bond Act, which authorizes up to $2 billion in state general obligation borrowing to finance school district purchases of computers and other classroom technology; improve schools' high-speed and wireless internet links; install "high-tech smart security features" in school…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, School Districts, Educational Technology
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Abraham, Cleo; Peel, Mark S. – Urban Review, 1972
Discusses the California Supreme Court decision in Serrano v. Priest relating to the financing of local school systems through general property tax. (RJ)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Finance, Financial Needs, Public Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1976
This publication is a compilation of statistical data concerned with the quantitative aspects of the California public school system. It contains data on the number of pupils, teachers, and schools and the amount of money needed to educate the 4.4 million children who attend California public schools. Some information on community college finances…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Average Daily Attendance, Bond Issues, Educational Finance
Lindman, Erick L.; Hutchins, Clayton D.; Morphet, Edgar L.; Rellke, Theodore L. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1951
This study of State Provisions for Financing Public School Capital Outlay Programs has been conducted in accordance with a resolution requesting the study. It constitutes the first comprehensive effort to analyze existing policies and practices of States which participate in the financing of local schoolhouse construction. It also develops and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Public Schools, School Construction, Educational Facilities Planning