The revisionist view that property taxes are progressive rather than regressive is contradicted by research that shows the property tax takes proportionately more from the low-income taxpayer than it does from the middle- or high-income taxpayer. (Author/MLF)

Federal support is in decline, and the future prospects are for further decline. The rise and fall of elites in this country will be determined in large by the choices of youth who accept or reject the opportunity to be educated. (Author/JN)

Reports the expected impact on education of the revenue sharing act due to expire at the end of the year, and what solutions educators and legislators are attempting to find. (Author/MLF)

Argues that press coverage has been misleading regarding the Rodriguez and the Serrano vs. Priest cases, thus creating confusion over the basic issues of school finance. (Author/JN)

Factors associated with state school finance court cases that are most pressing in an urban environment are how the fiscal capacity of a school district is determined, the greater concentration of students with a need for more costly programs, and the high costs of providing services in urban districts. (Author/MLF)

Recounts experiences in Kansas in resolving the school finance crisis. (Author/MLF)

Argues that tax-target plans, which would permit taxpayers to earmark a fraction of local property tax dollars to specific items or schools, would foster the natural tendencies of social stratification. (Author/MLF)

Argues that tax-target plans address the taxpayers' desire to have monies spent as they would wish so that school services somewhat reflect their own preferences and not solely those of others. (Author/MLF)