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| Matthews, Kenneth M. | 2 |
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Peer reviewedMatthews, Kenneth M.; Brown, Carvin L. – Journal of Education Finance, 1980
Argues that a cost of education index presented in the winter 1980 issue may create inequities in the treatment of both taxpayers and pupils, mainly because of its evaluation of teacher salary costs. (IRT)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Teacher Salaries
Peer reviewedMatthews, Kenneth M.; Brown, Carvin L. – Journal of Education Finance, 1980
Except under specific conditions, adjusting state school finance plans to compensate for differences in the salaries paid to teachers has the potential for creating even greater inequities rather than for reducing existing inequities. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Metropolitan Areas
