The budgetary forms required by the New York City Education Law to be filed by the Chancellor and Community School Districts are contained in this report. The budget requests are for funds the districts deemed necessary for operations during the 1977-1978 fiscal year. Included are requests for additional funds based on the needs and priorities of…

The budgetary forms required by the New York City Education Law to be filed by the Chancellor and Community School Districts are contained in this report. The budget requests are for funds the districts deemed necessary for operations during the 1979-1980 fiscal year. Included are requests for additional funds based on the needs and priorities of…

The budgetary forms required by the New York City Education Law to be filed by the Chancellor and Community School Districts are contained in this report. The budget requests are for funds the districts deemed necessary for operations during the 1980-1981 fiscal year. Included are requests for additional funds based on the needs and priorities of…

Funding education with property taxes has always been controversial. This paper examines taxation and the sources of revenue for education. The historical context in which tax and revenue sources have supported education in the United States is described. Also discussed are state tax-policy goals and education funding, and the embattled role of…

This report summarizes one of a series of workshops organized by RAND's Critical Technologies Institute, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, to take advantage of the experience of those already implementing new technologies in the schools. The workshop consisted chiefly of dialogues with educators and experts from the private sector who…

Under the authority of Section 406A of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), the U.S. Department of Education (ED) collects information on how funds are distributed under federal education programs that are administered by the states. ED collected information from the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1988. This…

Categorical education programs provide state funding to schools and local education agencies for the purchase of specific types of local services, such as transportation, subsidized meals, and supplemental instruction. California has at least 57 separate categorical programs. This document provides an overview of California's experience with…

The major findings of nine State case studies on the effects and implementation of Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981, are summarized and synthesized in this report. The States examined (Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington) were selected to…

After a brief history of the states' role in financing public schools since 1970, their current fiscal status and budgetary actions are reviewed. The impact of tax-cutting initiatives on California and Massachusetts schools and districts' solutions are considered. Guiding principles for allocating reduced funds are proposed. (MJL)

This report summarizes the status of states' budgets at the end of fiscal year 1997. The year's strong national economy boosted tax revenues and helped to decrease welfare rolls. Unemployment at the end of 1997 was below 5 percent nationally and real GDP growth was 3.5 percent for the first 3 quarters of the year. These indicators translate into…

This survey of public opinion about Chicago Public Schools charts responses in the following areas: (1) general evaluation of the public schools; (2) grading the staff; (3) the biggest problems facing Chicago schools; (4) a range of proposed reforms; and (5) finances. Characteristics of the respondents and public school parents also are plotted.…

This report addresses current concerns in public education defined as being important to American Jews. Issues discussed include strategies for improving educational quality; the effects of funding disparities, tax credits and vouchers on public education; and the importance of integration and bilingual education in the public schools. Also…

This paper reports on the effects of the Education Block Grant, created as Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) in 1981. Special focus is given to the availability of information about the way its funds are applied at public schools within the Hispanic community. An introduction argues for the right and responsibility of…

Describes models for financing special education and analyzes their potential effects on service delivery practices. Discusses a variety of alternative funding policies. Suggests flexibility of funding, while generally desirable, can lead to abuse at the local level. Most states use a combination of policies. (JAC)

This report synthesizes the experience-based ideas that emerged from small group interaction at the 16th annual Montana Rural Education Conference, which focused on the pros and cons of school district consolidation. Conferees first heard from panelists and speakers expressing a spectrum of positive and negative positions on the consolidation…