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PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BOTH WITHIN THE STATES AND FROM STATE TO STATE. IN SOME CASES SCHOOL DISTRICT STRUCTURE IS COTERMINOUS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS AND IS "DEPENDENT" ON THEM. HOWEVER, 78 PERCENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS ARE IN "INDEPENDENT" SCHOOL DISTRICTS…
Descriptors: Centralization, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Metropolitan Areas
Peer reviewedTimar, Thomas B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1994
Court-imposed school finance equalization and tax limitation measures in California have created a centralized system of school finance. Political tensions and conflict that have arisen from this centralized control are discussed, with reference to the Serrano mandate and categorical funding. (SLD)
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Centralization, Conflict, Court Litigation
Tollefson, Terrence A.; Garrett, Rick L.; Ingram, William G. – 1999
In 1990 a study was conducted whose purpose was to establish empirically the degree to which governance of each state community college system was centralized or decentralized. This data would provide information on which to base decisions for changing governance structures. The 1990 study was replicated in 1997. A 100% response rate was obtained…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
