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Alternative Methods for Financing Public Services: The Cases of Education and Welfare. Final Report.
Olson, Gerald W.; And Others – 1973
This document evaluates the tax burden changes that occur as selected local service functions are shifted to State government. The primary emphasis is on the analysis of alternative systems on the residents of the two central cities of the standard metropolitan statistical area, Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas. (NTIS)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Local Government
Oakland, William H. – 1974
This study examines the consequences of alternative financing arrangements for secondary and elementary education. There is an analysis of the characteristics of the present system of State aid. The study evaluates the incidence of major State and local taxes and then determines the distributional consequences of shifting from local to State…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Local Government
Liebschutz, David S.; Schieder, Jeffrey S.; Boyd, Donald J. – 1997
This report summarizes the status of states' budgets at the end of fiscal year 1997. The year's strong national economy boosted tax revenues and helped to decrease welfare rolls. Unemployment at the end of 1997 was below 5 percent nationally and real GDP growth was 3.5 percent for the first 3 quarters of the year. These indicators translate into…
Descriptors: Budgets, Economic Impact, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education

Ward, James Gordon – Educational Considerations, 1999
The decade from 1987 to 1997 saw two unsuccessful attempts to reform Illinois's school finance system from a constitutional perspective. In 1997, prospective reforms will probably be limited by partisanship, revenues and anti-tax sentiment, regional antipathies, fragmentation, and pressures for property tax relief. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Financial Problems
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1995
This document contains eight articles that offer a nonpartisan evaluation of the pros and cons associated with tax reforms. They were written by members of the Technical Study Group, which was established by the New York State Department of Education in 1994 to examine the generation of revenue for public education. The work of the study group…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Fiscal Capacity
Stanton, Thomas H. – 1990
The effects of tax deductibility on American education are discussed in this report, which is based on the premise that alteration by the Federal Government of the deduction for state and local taxes will exacerbate taxpayer resistance and increase cuts in public services, ultimately undercutting public support for education. The discussion offers…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
McMaster, Donald; Sinkin, Judy G. – 1979
Illinois' education finance plan is described in the first of this report's two chapters, and the second chapter considers the finance plan's equity. Chapter 1 covers the state's Resource Equalizer Aid Program and the tax revenue it guarantees districts; the calculation of maximum tax guarantees and local shares; the apportionment of state aid;…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid

Popp, Dean; Vogt, Walter – American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1979
Explores two alternatives to the local school property tax: a power equalizing property tax and a statewide tax. Compares effects on tax burdens and service levels for 13 cities in San Diego County. Available from American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 50 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021; sc $3.00. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform, Fiscal Capacity
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1994
Fiscal stress has plagued state and local governments in the first part of the 1990s, and difficulties in balancing budgets and obtaining revenue for needed public services are likely to continue. This document examines the leading alternatives for increasing state and local tax revenue, pointing out that the best options vary from state to state.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Whitman, Robert L.; Pittner, Nicholas A. – 1988
This book provides Ohio citizens with information on school tax issues and levy campaigning. The material is presented in a structural step-by-step process that lends itself to the practical application for preparing a levy. This book is a guide to understanding various tax issues, tax reduction factors, and the changing tax duplicate that affects…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform
Hickrod, G. Alan; Hubbard, Ben C. – 1975
Eight matters relative to the Illinois general purpose educational grant-in-aid that might be subjected to further research and development are discussed. The eight matters are (1) the use of a notational system based on the concept of a guaranteed expenditure for each cent of tax effort, (2) the possibility of adding a curvature to the present…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Andersen, Carol – 1975
School finance reform, in the opinion of many of those concerned, implies a shift away from the local property tax as the main source of revenue for the public schools. The inequities associated with property tax administration and the uneven distribution of property tax wealth within any given state have led to increasing concern about the wisdom…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Fiscal Capacity

Walker, Billy D. – Journal of Education Finance, 1985
This report updates developments relating to public school finance legislation in Texas during a special summer legislative session in 1984. Discussion focuses on House Bill 72, which increased teachers salaries, distributed state aid more equitably, increased equalization aid, mandated new programs, and increased state taxes. (TE)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform
Michael S. Barile, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This report describes inequities in the current school-funding process for the Auburn Enlarged City School District. Data were analyzed from two studies that compared the Auburn district to 10 other New York districts with similar enrollments or full value. Findings indicate that wide disparities exist among the districts with regard to…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Palmer, Hollis A. – 1993
This report describes findings of a study conducted by the Auburn Enlarged City School District that examined the ability of New York school districts to pay for their students' educational needs. The methodology used involved an economic comparison of the largest 80 New York school districts selected on the basis of enrollment and an analysis of…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid