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Goatcher, Truett – 1999
In 1983 the Arkansas State Board of Education adopted minimum education standards. One consequence of the legislation has been school district consolidation. From 1983 to 1999, the number of Arkansas school districts declined from 370 to 310, and consolidations are expected to continue due to the high costs of maintaining the standards and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mergers, School District Reorganization, School District Size
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Barrett, Edward A.; Cawley, Allen J. – Urban Education, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Problems, Financial Support, Political Issues
Compact, 1973
In effect, a portion of each American's individual income tax payments will be returned to his own State and locality by revenue sharing. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship, Financial Policy, Resource Allocation
Homer, Max H. – Compact, 1973
There is always an inherent danger that public education may come to the point of extreme federal dependency as a result of revenue sharing. For this reason States must find another way of solving their basic, longrange problems of education financing independent of the federal bureaucracy. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Government, Financial Support, Local Government
McCall, Tom – Compact, 1973
Property taxes for the cost of educational programs should be virtually eliminated. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid, Property Taxes
Laverne, Thomas – Compact, 1973
Revenue sharing is designed to meet the needs of the Federal Government -- not the needs of the State. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship, Local Government, Policy
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Scribner, Jay D.; And Others – Education and Urban Society, 1973
In August 1971, the California State Supreme Court handed down the landmark decision of Serrano v. Priest,'' ruling that a state system of school finance which made district spending a function of district wealth was unconstitutional. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Educational Resources
Rossmiller, Richard A. – Yearbook of School Law, 1972
Reviews 1972 State and Federal court cases concerning (1) equality of school finance, (2) State funds for nonpublic schools, (3) local financing of education, and (4) school bond elections. (JF)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education
Williams, Joseph A.; And Others – NOLPE School Law Journal, 1972
Examines three aspects of the State educational finance controversy. Provides (1) a brief discussion of the historical development of State educational finance programs, (2) a discussion of court cases that have precipitated the controversy, and (3) a commentary on some of the approaches that have been suggested as means to help provide equality…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1972
Discusses the implication of recent equal education court cases and sets forth requirements for a successful full state funding plan. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Sanford, Terry – Compact, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Federal State Relationship, School Taxes
Young, Biloine – Phi Delta Kappan, 1970
Observations concerning citizen attitudes toward public education which caused the defeat of two school tax levies in Canton, Ohio. (MF)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Educational Innovation, Middle Class
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Hickrod, George Alan Karnes; And Others – Journal of Education Finance, 1983
After a summary of Illinois finance reform since 1973, the procedures for monitoring school finance equity are described. The tabulated results generally indicate that gains made in equity have been lost. The causes of the diminished drive for equity and future prospects are analyzed. (MJL)
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Finance Reform
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Kaiser, Harry M.; Nelson, Glenn L. – Journal of Education Finance, 1982
Data on 431 Minnesota school districts' use of the "referendum levy" (above the regular tax rate) and the "discretionary levy" (extending state aided taxes) indicate wealthier districts use the referendum levy more, yielding higher tax rates and more revenue. Referendum levies adjusted through district power equalizing should…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs, Income
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Stein, Jay M. – Urban Education, 1979
Presents a general methodology that may be used by states in the design of municipal overburden provisions for their educational aid programs. (RLV)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Financial Policy, Full State Funding
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