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Moore, Gary A. – Journal of Human Resources, 1978
The paper estimates redistributional effects of New York's programs to improve equity in postsecondary education finance in its state university system, and also provides preliminary estimates of public-private enrollment effects. The programs appear to be giving disproportionate benefits to private institutions. (MF)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrollment Influences, Equalization Aid, Postsecondary Education
Killalea, J. Neil; Rosthal, Richard A. – 1977
This study is an attempt to obtain a national assessment that could help inform federal policy. The study looks at all the states in order to obtain an assessment on a consistent basis, is based solely on results of reform--disparities in the distribution of education funds, and examines not only the state's status in a recent time period but also…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student, Finance Reform

McMaster, Donald; Sinkin, Judy G. – 1979
This handbook is one in a series prepared for use at workshops designed to help teachers, administrators, and legislators understand and deal with the intricacies of school finance equalization plans in their states. Michigan's education finance plan is discussed in this particular book. Chapter 1 discusses how Michigan's plan undertakes its…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student, Income
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Management Systems. – 1977
This report describes the program for financing public schools in Florida. The intent is to supply general information for those having a casual interest in state funding of schools and more detailed descriptions for the school administrator or the student of school finance. The first section of the report describes key features of the Florida…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Costs, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Fleming, Virginia – 1974
This booklet examines the problems involved in financing public education in the United States, discusses the inequities of present finance systems, describes possible changes, and suggests alternatives for constructive solutions. The author first describes present school finance systems, with special emphasis on the southern states. She then…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform
Webb, L. Dean – 1979
Patterns of state aid for capital outlay and debt services range from full state assumption to no state participation. This paper, one of two related documents, examines current issues in state aid for capital outlay and then details five schemes employed by states that participated in the financing of local school building construction. The five…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Full State Funding
Webb, L. Dean – 1980
This paper, one of two related documents, is a summary of research presented to the Arizona state legislature concerning the participation of various states in the financing of capital outlay for school building construction. Along with a description of the various support programs, consideration is given to the questions of who determines need,…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Educational Finance, Equalization Aid, Full State Funding
Brown, Lawrence L., III; And Others – 1977
As a base for evaluating the need for further federal involvement in school finance, this study examines changes that have taken place in the distribution of resources within the states. It examines the effectiveness of school finance reform solely in terms of results--the resource levels made available in the school districts of a state and the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Expenditure per Student
Lewis, James H. – 1995
The system for financing education in Illinois fails to deliver sufficient resources to the school districts that need them most. Although no individual or administrative unit acts to deprive particular groups, the system as a whole does. Using Census figures, state and local tax records and information from the Illinois Board of Education, this…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform
Cornett, Charles F. – 1975
This document analyzes specific provisions of the Ohio bill that attempts to revise the state's system of school finance. The bill attempts to resolve differences in valuation, tax rate, and wealth while providing basic educational services as well as services to nonpublic schools and to handicapped and special students. On the negative side, the…
Descriptors: Assessed Valuation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Scheuer, Joan – 1993
Data previously reviewed are updated to show that, despite cuts imposed statewide because of the deficit reductions of 1991-92, the relations in educational finance among New York City, the rest of the state, and the metropolitan suburban districts remain essentially unchanged. State aid per pupil fell below the previous year's level in 1991-92 in…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education
Hickrod, G. Alan; Chaudhari, Ramesh B. – 1985
This paper evaluates the equity dimensions of a grant-in-aid system based on the Resource Cost Model (RCM), as proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education. The first section is an independent evaluation of the conceptual and legal aspects of the RCM, focusing on both the weaknesses and the strengths of the model. In the second section, an…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform
Maryland Council for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1976
Actions of the Maryland Council for Higher Education (MCHE) with respect to desegregation of public higher education, information concerning funds and personnel appropriated for the implementation of Maryland's desegregation plan, selected comparative data, and desegregation status by institution are reported. Among the MCHE desegregation…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Community Colleges, Consortia