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"A False Dilemma": Should Decisions about Education Resource Use Be Made at the State or Local Level?
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Timar, Thomas B.; Roza, Marguerite – American Journal of Education, 2010
Over the past 30 years, states have assumed a greater role in financing education. The presumption of local control has been superseded by systems of state control. This shift in authority raises several critical questions. Chief among them is, "What effect has centralization of education financing had on the capacity of school districts to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Decision Making, School Districts