Report of research on consequence of introducing an income variable into a district power equalizing formula for state aid grants for education in Vermont. (PKP)

Pursuant to Chapter 156, the Legislative Analyst's Office has developed options for the California Legislature to implement a sliding-scale cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) as a means of equalizing general purpose funding for school districts. Chapter 156 declares the Legislature's intent to replace the existing "uniform" COLA approach…

Foresees another encounter between the courts and the political system of the democracy over the issue of equalizing educational expenditure. (DM)

Complete text of 1970 NSBA resolutions. (KJ)

Outlines one approach for assessing and measuring the differences in the costs of education services and reports the results of an application of this approach to data for the state of California. (Author/IRT)

Elaborates on distinctions between different formulations of taxpayer equity. First, taxpayer equity is examined from the school finance perspective, then notions of taxpayer equity that are more consistent with public finance views, but that can and have been applied to education, are introduced. (Author/IRT)

Widens the conceptual framework for the equity issue in American education by relying on the King James version of the Bible. Biblical references (on gleaning, the year of jubilee, caring for the poor, sharing, and equality of persons before God) form the basis for the concepts of fiscal equity and equalization among school districts within a…

Suggests that Florida's finance formula to relieve interdistrict cost-of-living differences fails to equalize school district attractiveness. (DW)

This study projects estimates of changes in State tax patterns resulting from the implementation of a modified foundation grant and a percentage equalizing grant. The resulting estimates show increased progressivity of the State tax structure under both types of grants. (Author)

It is often suggested that measuring local fiscal ability by full valuation of property per public school pupil is inaccurate and inequitable. One substitute measure proposed is district income per pupil or a combination of district income and property value per pupil. However, using this measure would result in a rise in the aid ratios in only…

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…

This study examines a number of questions surrounding the distribution of Title I aid and state compensatory education aid. The extent to which the two types of aid are complementary and their effect on the equalizing thrust of the state general aid are also examined. There are four major states that are studied: Florida, New Jersey, New York, and…

Current and historical reports were studied to produce a record of significant events associated with Federal financial aid to public vocational education. Federal-state relationships were analyzed for patterns and trends. The study found that: (1) Federal aid to vocational education resulted initially from public opinion favoring a more practical…