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Download full textSchoppmeyer, Martin W., Sr.; Noggle, F. Kellar; Portman, Gerald L.; Schoppmeyer, Martin W., Jr. – 1999
This paper examines recent efforts in Arkansas to nullify property taxes. It describes how anti-tax citizens, whose push for a constitutional amendment in 1998 was thwarted by the state supreme court, have vowed to collect enough signatures to place the amendment on the 2000 ballot. The proposed amendment will abolish ad valorem taxes upon real…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, State Aid
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
Schoppmeyer, Martin; Venters, Tommy – 1993
State legislation that has contributed to the reduction of Arkansas' tax base is described in this paper. Amendment 59, adopted in 1980, has reduced the state tax base by millions of dollars. At the end of 1992, the majority of school districts have equalized their real, personal, and carrier and utility property. Act 34, the current foundation…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiscal Capacity, Property Taxes
Loyd, Britt – 1986
This report presents study results concerning student financial aid and the payback periods for state grants, federal grants, and federal loans to the State of Arkansas and to the Federal Government. The study reveals that student aid for postsecondary education in Arkansas has significant, positive effects on the state's tax revenue and on the…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Income, Loan Repayment
Venters, Tommy R.; Schoppmeyer, Martin W. – 1986
Amendment 59 to the Arkansas Constitution established three kinds of taxable property (real, personal, and utility) and prescribed different reassessment and millage rollbacks for each. This has led to a lack of revenue growth from any source except real property. Because more funds are needed to implement new state standards in the schools, 12…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Change Strategies, Constitutional Law, Educational Equity (Finance)
Schoppmeyer, Martin W., Comp. – 1982
The court decision in the case of "Alma v. Dupree," finding the Arkansas School Finance System unconstitutional, ordered the State of Arkansas to establish a valid school finance system. Subsequently, the State's General Assembly created a 15-member commission to develop a plan for implementing an adequate and equitable school finance…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Cost Estimates, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education
