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Wendling, Wayne – 1980
This report is divided into four sections. Section 1 is a short discussion of the economic theory underlying the construction of the cost of education index and an example of how the index is calculated. Also presented are descriptions of the factors included in the statistical analysis to control for quality, quantity, and cost differences and…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Research Methodology
Download full textWiderquist, Karl – Educational Priorities Panel, 2001
A proposal in the New York State Assembly in 2000 considered eliminating Tax Equalization Aid to school districts in order to fund the elimination of aid caps, called Transition Adjustment. In response to that proposal, this report examines the equalizing or disequalizing effects of three types of New York state aid to school…
Descriptors: State Schools, Tax Rates, Tax Effort, State Aid
