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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"School Finance"”.
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Superintendent's Perceptions of Adequacy in Illinois School Finance
… investigated superintendents' perceptions of school finance in the State of Illinois. An online survey instrument, distributed via email, was used to collect the results. Superintendents that chose to participate answered questions about themselves as well as the demographic variables of the …
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Predicting the Results of School Finance Adequacy Lawsuits
All but one state constitution contains an adequacy clause, which holds the state to some minimum standard of education that must be provided. Typically, when citizens allege that a state is violating its constitutional duty to provide an adequate education, the dispute winds up in the courts. This …
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Virginia school finance reform: a comparison of the Virginia public elementary and secondary school finance program from 1973-1981 in regard to fiscal equity
… funding system was implemented for the 1974-75 school year. This purpose was accomplished by examining three years of data to investigate whether any significant progress had been made toward a more equitable distribution of state and local revenues. Fiscal equity was defined in terms of two …
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Multivariate analysis of equity in public elementary and secondary school finance
… of equity in public elementary and secondary school finance as a complex, multi-variable phenomena. The purpose of this study was to develop a procedure for determining whether or not an equitable distribution of current expenditure per pupil in a state had been achieved based upon the …
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Improving Equity and Adequacy in Illinois School Finance: Development of a Model
… investigates the theory and practice of state school funding in Illinois, for the purpose of developing a model for a system that might provide a more equitable distribution of funds to the public schools.
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Public school finance programs in the southern region of the United States: 1986-87
… the decision-making process. American Education Finance Association (AEFA) members physically located in the states were recruited to provide a detailed description of their respective public school finance programs. When AEFA members were not available, the chief school officer was asked to …
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The Effects of Selected Tax Reform and School Finance Proposals on the Equalizing Tendencies of State Aid to Michigan Public School Districts
… to determine the effects selected tax reform and school finance proposals would have on the equalizing tendencies of state aid to Michigan school districts. The study focused on nine finance revisions as follows: The Tisch proposal which would make 50 percent cuts in all real property values; the …
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Analysis of Fiscal Equity in Virginia: 2004 - 2020
… the degree of fiscal equity in the statewide finance model for public elementary and secondary education. Five years, between 2004 and 2020, were selected for analysis to examine whether trends noted in a 2005 study of fiscal equity in Virginia have remained constant or whether the degree of …
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The development of the public school support plan in West Virginia
… of data on selected aspects of the West Virginia school support system which had bearing upon the 1975 legislation that successfully challenged the constitutionality of the state school finance system. In the case of Pauley et al. v. Bailey et al., the method of financing public schools in West …
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The West Virginia Pauley v. Bailey decision: an historical perspective
… of the Supreme Court, ruled the public school finance system unconstitutional. Justice Recht ordered the West Virginia Legislature to develop a state system for funding the public schools that would comply with the constitutional mandate to provide a system of public schools that was …
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Modes and challenges of accountability and transparency in the financial management systems in grant aided schools: a case of Kasisi girls and Kafue boys secondary schools.
… and Transparency in the management of school finances are one of the major responsibilities of Headteachers and the School Financial Committee (SFCs) since the implementation of the 1996 education policy as supported by the Constitution of Zambia article 198. Grant-aided schools and …
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Modes and challenges of accountability and transparency in the financial management systems in grant aided schools: a case of Kasisi girls and Kafue boys secondary schools.
… and Transparency in the management of school finances are one of the major responsibilities of Headteachers and the School Financial Committee (SFCs) since the implementation of the 1996 education policy as supported by the Constitution of Zambia article 198. Grant-aided schools and …
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Abbeville v. the State of South Carolina: A Case Study
… lawsuit in a long line of cases addressing school finance issues that originated with Brown v. the Board of Education (1954), Serrano v. Priest (1971), and the San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriquez (1973). Unlike many of the other school finance cases that have been …
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The impact of Proposal A on two Michigan school districts
<p>In 1994 the state of Michigan changed its school finance system. Over a nine-month period between July, 1993, and March, 1994, state legislators and the voters of Michigan acted to change the tax structure and address funding equity for public schools. In the fall of 1994, Michigan’s public …
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Investing in Our Future: A State-Level Analysis of the Relationship Between Education Funding and Economic Growth
… study analyzes publicly available aggregate school finance data reports and aggregate GDP output reports for the year of 2018. Two hypotheses were tested to assess these associations. The results of the present study showed significant, positive associations for both tested hypotheses. This …
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Policy communities and policy networks : educational policy making in Saskatchewan
… one recent educational policy issue, a review of school finance and governance commissioned by the Saskatchewan government. Data were obtained from an analysis of primary and secondary source documents, 25 in-depth interviews with key actors, and numerous informal conversations. It was found that …
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Factors that affect the outcome of a general fund referendum in Indiana
<p>School finance elections in Indiana were a relatively rare occurrence prior to a series of new legislation enacted in 2008 that, through the imposition of property tax caps statewide, resulted in sweeping reforms to education funding. These new laws coupled with a national recession resulted in …
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Analysis of financial strategies used by Texas school districts to ensure long-term financial stability
… education does not address drastic changes in a school district’s property values in mineral rich areas. Education funding formulas do not provide support for any sudden changes due to fluctuation in mineral values. It is unknown if school leaders have developed strategies to ensure long-term …
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