Predicting Fiscal Stress in Large City School Districts.

Ward, James Gordon

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ERIC Number: EJ329572

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Predicting Fiscal Stress in Large City School Districts.

Ward, James Gordon

Journal of Education Finance, v11 n1 p89-104 Sum 1985

This research study examined 25 economic, demographic and social, financial, governance, and geographic variables in 39 large urban school districts in order to measure the variables' ability to (1) distinguish between school districts that were fiscally stressed and those which were not and (2) predict bond ratings of large urban school districts. (MLF)

Descriptors: Bond Issues, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems, Fiscal Capacity, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables, Reduction in Force, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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