This booklet discusses current and past studies of Louisiana parish assessment ratios that reveal substantial inequity in administration of the property tax. Studies reveal inequities exist between parishes, and within and between classes of people; and the report discusses the effects of these inequities. Some recommendations to resolve these…

This study determined the number of Pennsylvania school districts that invest surplus funds and the rate of return on these investments. Also examined was the relationship among the amount of money earned from investments and the assessed value of the district, the aid ratio, the income from real estate, and the beginning and ending balance to…

Discusses frustrations regarding funding for education. Predicts that awareness of the need to educate young people for the future will result in the public's willingness to pay the taxes necessary to support the programs. (JOW)

Discusses the Serrano vs Priest and Rodriguez vs San Antonio Independent School District cases. (JF)

Text of Congressional testimony based on a continuing study of school finance, in which the authors recommended federal financial aid to States for undertaking reforms that will equalize educational opportunities and financial responsibilities. (Author/JF)

A slide presentation technique can be utilized in bond issue public relations programs. (MF)

New Mexico legislator proposes a tuition tax credit plan for individual taxpayers. (MK)

Research findings suggest at least ten guidelines for the practice of school system budgeting. (Author/MLF)

This is the first in a trilogy of policy briefs discussing public education and taxes. This brief discusses the challenge facing Texas in funding public education. It also explains why the Texas Supreme Court's recent decision in "West Orange-Cove II" requires increased state appropriations for public education.

Since 1951, Federal impact aid payments under P.L. 81-874 have been made to local educational agencies (LEAs) for (1) the education of pupils residing with parents who live and/or work on federal property or have a parent in the uniformed services of the United States; and (2) for the loss of tax revenue attributable to the Federal Government's…

The purpose of this directory is to provide interested organizations, their representatives, the press, the media, citizen groups, and other interested persons with a brief summary of selected organizations and their involvement in school finance reform. The directory is arranged alphabetically, listing the name and address of the organization,…

This document was written to inform middle-income whites about the financial problems schools are having and to elicit their reactions to suggested alternative ways by which schools could be financed. The document cites examples of school budget crises throughout the nation, presents a breakdown of present sources of school revenue, discusses how…

Seven people knowledgeable about school finance discuss the effects of finance reform at the state level. (IRT)

Focusing upon state financing of education, several examples of no-wealth discrimination criteria are examined, suggesting that only two directions of true reform are available to states: to equalize expenditures per unit of need among a state's school districts or to equalize economic capacities per unit of need among districts. (Author/JM)