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Peer reviewedSalmon, Richard G. – Journal of Education Finance, 1987
The long-term pattern of state assumption of public elementary and secondary education funding continued during the past decade. This trend, as shown in numerous tables, has been neither regular nor consistent among states and regions in recent years. The property tax is still the mainstay of local school districts. Includes 18 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiscal Capacity, Local Government
Peer reviewedMeyer, John; And Others – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1987
Investigates how administrative complexity (in funding and personnel) of American public school districts varies, depending on the importance of local, state, and federal funding environments. Dependence on federal funding generates the most administrative intensity, while state funding generates the least administrative intensity. High local…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
