Three part article includes: 1) the case for full state funding; 2) the local school district's role; 3) the case for more federal funding. (Editor)

Presents the results of a survey on school finance taken among education professionals. The questions asked cover such areas as priority of expenditures, revenue sources, adequacy of funding, length of schooling, and State vs local control. (Author/DN)

Comments on the upcoming Supreme Court decision in the Rodriquez case. (JF)

First of a series; provides an examination of public education's current financial plight and offers seven immediate reforms. (Author)

The California Supreme Court's decision overturning the State's school property tax may revolutionize school financing. (Author)

Article discusses the implications of the decision by the California Supreme Court that school financing through property taxes violates the Fourteenth Amendment. (SP)

Discusses the Serrano vs Priest decision that ruled against the use of property taxes for support of schools in California. (JF)

Reports results of a questionnaire study designed to obtain information about how businessmen, public officials, industrial workers, administrators, and teachers feel about teacher salaries and tenure, methods of financing public schools, and school fund-raising projects. (JD)

The factors affecting funding levels of South Carolina's public elementary and secondary school districts must be reexamined. If state education monies for 1988-89 had been distributed to compensate fully for local tax variations, the state's wealthiest districts would have received a 31.8% funding decrease and the poorest districts would have…

Stimulating economic activity by offering tax abatements can deprive schools of tax revenues for years while enrollment is increasing. Taking action forestalled a substantial loss of revenue for the Twinsburg City Schools in Ohio. Offers advice to boards facing a similar circumstance and suggests ways school boards can be involved in enterprise…

Describes Boonton (New Jersey) School District's campaign to raise $6.1 million to renovate three schools. To convince people that the renovations were absolutely necessary for passing future inspections, the campaign committee used a slide tape presentation, two newsletters, a series of question-and-answer sheets, group presentations, and…

Describes how most state education aid formulas work to equalize resources between poor school districts and wealthy school districts. Explains the resurgence of interest in school finance, why state school funding systems are under legal attack, and asks whether money enhances the achievement of students. (SR)