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Direct linkBalzer, Wayne E. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2015
This case, inspired by a real school district scenario, was developed for use in a graduate-level course in school finance. James Spencer had just been selected as the new superintendent of a low-income, 400-student, rural school district in need of many capital improvements. The previous superintendent had refused to hold a bond election because…
Descriptors: School Districts, Vignettes, Graduate Study, Graduate Students
Chopra, Raj K. – American School Board Journal, 1988
Describes how a Kansas school district obtained voter approval of a $21.5 million bond issue nine months after a successful $13.5 million tax increase. Provides tips on organizing a referendum campaign and managing the money once approved. The keys are seeking high interest-bearing accounts, knowing past spending patterns, and campaigning for a…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Money Management
Wheeler, Ginger – American School Board Journal, 2000
A school renovation referendum's success hinged on a superintendent's visit to Joseph Graves, outspoken leader of an anti-tax group. Graves's book advises educators to marshall the facts and then talk with voters on committees, not at them. After exhaustive discussion, groups will make their own recommendations. (MLH)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Change Strategies, Committees, Community Support
Peer reviewedLentz, Corliss – Journal of Education Finance, 1999
Uses ordinary least-squares multivariate regression analysis to determine if jurisdictional types vary in their willingness to increase taxation for schools, employing 892 education fund referenda conducted in Illinois from 1981 to 1989. Outcomes do differ by jurisdiction type. The strongest predictor is willingness to pay for higher taxes. (29…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Elections, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Support
Crosby, Bobby L. – 1988
This paper discusses five scenarios that have had an impact on school finance in the state of South Carolina during recent years. These scenarios include (1) the Education Finance Act of 1977 (EFA); (2) the Education Improvement Act of 1984 (EIA); (3) the issue of fiscal independence; (4) school fees; and (5) school bonds. The EFA was designed to…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bond Issues, Change Strategies, Educational Benefits
Download full textNational Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1970
This document contains papers on: (1) proposals for national foundation programs; (2) state support of education; (3) tax reform at Federal, state, and local levels; and (4) contemporary problems in school finance, including equal educational opportunity, urban school finance, grants-in-aid, Federal income tax rebates to the States, voter behavior…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged
