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Governor's Commission on Tax Reform, Hartford, CT. – 1972
The Commission evaluated a wide variety of alternative tax sources and examined the existing structure in Connecticut. It specifically evaluated inequities resulting from Connecticut taxes as they affect various classes of citizens and examined the impact of the Connecticut tax structure on business with a view to encouraging economic expansion.…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid, Property Taxes
Peer reviewedPortney, Kent E. – Journal of Education Finance, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Property Taxes
Download full textWeiss, Steven J. – 1970
The purposes of this report are (1) to document the present inequalities in public school spending and local tax burdens and to identify the principal reasons for existing disparities; and (2) to review and evaluate proposals for reform of the currently inadequate public school finance systems. Previous studies, current State and Federal aid…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Biles, Brenda L.; Ward, James F. – 1981
Part of a series on state educational finance, this manual aims to help Connecticut educators, legislators, and citizens understand school finance reforms by giving them an overview of Connecticut's public elementary and secondary school financing plan and by exploring selected issues in financial equity in education. An introductory chapter…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student
Connecticut State Educational Equity Study Committee, Hartford. – 1981
Formed by the Connecticut legislature to monitor the state's educational aid plan, the Educational Equity Study Committee in this report joins with the state Board of Education in recommending amendments to Connecticut's 1979 school finance reform law, involving changes in the state's Minimum Expenditure Requirement (MER) plan and Guaranteed Tax…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Peer reviewedRichardson, George P.; Lamitie, Robert E. – Journal of Education Finance, 1989
In its first year (1986-87), a $37.4 million Connecticut aid program has markedly reduced disparities in teacher salaries and expenditures per pupil. This paper reviews the use of school aid increases in Connecticut, describes the simulation models used, explains the models' role in targeting state aid, and outlines the legislation and its…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Connecticut Commission to Study School Finance and Equal Educational Opportunity, Hartford. – 1975
The commission's findings indicate that Connecticut's present system of school finance is inherently inequitable. Because educational expenditures rely primarily on local wealth, Connecticut towns differ in their ability to support education and to provide equal educational opportunity for all students. In order to increase equality of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
