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Liner, Charles D. – School Law Bulletin, 1980
The increasing tendency in North Carolina to support school expenditures from local revenues may be leading to greater disparities in financing from one school district to another. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid
Gibbs, James E.; And Others – 1979
This description of the Tennessee equalization plan consists of (1) a description of Tennessee's current public school finance program; (2) recommendations for change in the existing program; (3) a description of the conformance of the recommended changes to the equity guidelines developed by the United States Commissioner of Education pursuant to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid
Hayward, Gerald C. – 1978
In the Serrano decisions, the courts found California's method of financing schools to be unconstitutional and gave the state until September 1, 1980 to reduce wealth-based expenditure differences to substantially less than $100 per pupil. The courts found three features of the state's system to be particularly onerous--the failure of the state to…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Coleman, Peter – 1977
In 1971 the author conducted a study of the provincial government policies affecting the provision of grants to school divisions to assist in meeting the operating costs of education. The study was jointly sponsored by the provincial department of education and the Manitoba Association of School Trustees (MAST). During the subsequent five years,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Verstegen, Deborah A. – 1985
This paper describes funding formulas for the new Foundation School Program in Texas enacted under the Education Opportunity Act (H.B. 72), raises issues that have accompanied its first year of implementation, and provides preliminary data to compare prior and existing law. The state finance system, which previously distributed state aid according…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Wise, Arthur E. – 1971
The conceptual differences between the foundation program and educational needs approaches to the distribution of school funds are analyzed. Under the foundation approach, the state generally guarantees that, irrespective of local wealth, every child will have a minimum number of dollars expended on his education. In operation, the foundation…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Court Litigation
North Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Bismarck. – 1967
An overview of a comprehensive statewide plan for educational improvement in North Dakota is presented in this document. The plan prescribes an expanded leadership role for the State Department of Education and requires a vital new commitment of higher education to the problems of public education. Educational objectives of the plan are provided.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Houston, TX. – 1973
This study examines the current Texas school finance plan, the finance plans and proposals of other states, national school finance research, and the results of a survey of Texas leaders and educators before presenting alternative revenue and distribution plans, their effects and costs, and possible revenue sources. The study was conducted under…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Verstegen, Deborah A. – 1987
Wide scale reform in Texas education financing was enacted in 1984 under the Equal Education Opportunity Act (Texas House Bill 72). This paper examines the reform through an analysis of the newly enacted weighted pupil Foundation School Program (FSP) during the 1985-86 school year. Two modes of inquiry were used: correlational analysis between…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance

Gronseth, Marsha; And Others – 1986
The Minnesota school finance system is the method by which funds are provided for the operation of public elementary and secondary schools and public postsecondary vocational-technical institutes. This document comprises a reference guide for state legislators to the Minnesota school finance system. It begins with historical and legal background…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Budgeting, Early Childhood Education, Educational Equity (Finance)