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Lamitie, Robert E.; And Others – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1989
Examines research and trends related to equitable financing of rural schools, problems common to rural school districts, and an emerging "technology of individualization" that may negate any relationship between school effectiveness and school size. Commentaries discuss the value of district consolidation without school consolidation, and…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Educational Economics, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Trends

Jaffe, Mark; Kersch, Kenneth – Journal of Law and Education, 1991
Examines the New Jersey Supreme Court school finance decisions as examples of a state court using its state constitution to spur significant social reform. Describes the political activity and cooperation among the three branches of state government in securing the New Jersey education reform initiative. (113 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance)
Rohlman, Ronald E. – School Business Affairs, 1993
In England, vast amounts of energy are being spent on changing organizational structures and school financing systems to produce a market accountability on the schools. Raises a series of questions that should be considered in restructuring efforts in the United States. (MLF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education
McNeil, Linda M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
In Texas, control of schooling has shifted from the public toward business-controlled management accountability systems--exemplified in the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills ("the Texas Accountability System"). TAAS adversely affects teaching and learning by mandating a "test-prep" noncurriculum, discriminating against…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Democratic Values, Dropout Rate

Alexander, F. King – Journal of Education Finance, 1998
After 25 years of federal and state voucher systems in higher education, public colleges and universities find themselves financially shortchanged. Higher education vouchers (direct student aid) were developed to expand educational opportunity, give lower income students more choices, and support private colleges. Voucher systems produce greater…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers

Beane, James A. – Educational Leadership, 1998
Deplores the demise of progressive education and the current movement to turn schools and other public institutions over to private greed and political self-interest. Instead of blaming teachers, critics should rectify teaching/learning conditions and level the school resources playing field. It is time to construct a new curriculum forged from…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Democratic Values

Gershberg, Alec Ian; Schuermann, Til – Economics of Education Review, 2001
Performs empirical tests of the Mexican federal government's state-level education expenditures and examines changes in allocation patterns by comparing 1980 and 1990 cross-sections. Unlike other Latin American countries, where formulated grants are made to subnational jurisdictions, the Mexican allocation pattern seems neither rational nor…
Descriptors: Econometrics, Educational Equity (Finance), Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
Bowlby, Brenda; Komlen, Mile – School Business Affairs, 2000
Canadian school board administrators are increasingly expected to meet the needs of disabled or other students requiring specific types of accommodation. The duty to accommodate arises when otherwise legitimate school rules or policies affect the customs and observances of nonmajoritarian religions. (Contains 12 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Boards of Education, Civil Liberties

Uchitelle, Susan – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2000
South Africa and the United States face similar problems: teachers' inadequacies in educating an increasingly diverse population; a culture of poverty undermining public support; urban decay and declining tax bases; insufficient resources; totally inadequate school facilities; and unrealistic expectations, considering allotted resources, faculty,…
Descriptors: Democracy, Desegregation Effects, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education
Richard, Alan – Education Week, 1999
Idaho's patchwork-quilt way of financing schools does not provide enough stable financial resources for many rural schools. Tax levies are sometimes unsuccessful. Some rural districts have depended on forest revenues, but this source dwindled following new environmental policies. Federal legislation may return a portion of forest revenues, but…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Romano, Richard M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2005
This chapter argues that a relatively high tuition, high financial aid policy is the most equitable and efficient way to fund community college operating budgets and promote access.
Descriptors: State Aid, Tuition, Student Financial Aid, Financial Support
Thomas, Janet Y.; Brady, Kevin P. – Review of Research in Education, 2005
This chapter traces the legal, legislative, and political history of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Focusing attention on the various related educational reform movements, it discusses the federal role in education policy in the context of its influence on ESEA and the legislation's related amendments. Also, the authors examine…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Equal Education
Kulich, Jindra – 1993
This seventh volume of the bibliography contains 891 items. An introduction discusses previous volumes in the series, countries covered, and organization of the bibliography. Periodicals searched and the 20 categories used throughout the bibliography are listed. Selected items represent the broadest possible concept of adult education. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). – 1994
This booklet describes British efforts to develop a world-class, highly skilled work force. The booklet examines the following topics: Britain's training framework (the National and Scottish Vocational Qualification system and national targets for foundation and lifetime learning and training); strategies for developing a flexible qualification…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1994
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly newsletter on public policy and postsecondary education opportunity trends. Each issue contains one or two main articles providing an analysis of research on trends in postsecondary education. The major articles in these issues are: (1) "Children, Family Income and College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen