In a study that matched Wisconsin 1974 taxpayers with the school districts where they reside, it was found that poor people live in similar kinds of school districts (defined by school district property wealth, median family income, per pupil expenditure etc.) as nonpoor people. Implications of the research are discussed. (Author/LC)

The simulation showed that tax rates tend to become more unequal as spending variation goes up. Although this runs counter to the general goals of reform, the analysis showed that the lowest income, lowest wealth, and lowest spending districts benefited at the expense of high income districts. (Author/IRT)

Financial, demographic, and socioeconomic data on Wisconsin school districts are employed to investigate the relationship among labeling children as handicapped, educational program determinations, and cost assessments. Analysis using two mathematical models indicates, among other things, that availability of fiscal resources leads to more…

This reference document supports the leadership of locals and state federations in collective bargaining, in designing salary comparisons, and in developing policy. Data are drawn from several sources to more fully describe the American Federation of Teachers' (AFT) largest locals and to describe the nation's largest school districts. Section 1…

An interstate cost-of-living index from SMSA-level market basket data is generated in this research. Models are developed for each of the four regions--Northwest, North Central, South, and West--to explain differences in the cost of living among more than 180 SMSAs. Weighted regression coefficients were combined with comparable state-level data to…

This draft document presents an analysis of all major educational reform proposals before the Illinois General Assembly, assessing the costs of implementation and what benefits might be expected for the funding levels contained in the proposals themselves. The 18 areas examined are (1) student testing; (2) student retention/remediation; (3)…