This article examines the failure of school districts to distribute nonmoney resources--controlled primarily by the board of education--equally among students in affluent neighborhoods versus low-income areas. It is largely an urban phenomenon, although some county-wide and large suburban school systems display similar patterns. Such practices…

Discusses the findings of a comparative field study of 15 elementary districts within the urbanized area surrounding the city of Chicago, undertaken to generate information on the structuring of suburban school district government. (Author/JM)

Focuses on teacher effectiveness in high-wealth districts as opposed to low-wealth districts; the findings indicate that teacher characteristics, in terms of ability to teacher specific skills, may vary according to the wealth of the district, but in an unexpected direction. (Author/JM)

In August 1971, the California State Supreme Court handed down the landmark decision of Serrano v. Priest,'' ruling that a state system of school finance which made district spending a function of district wealth was unconstitutional. (Author/JM)

Describes the use of cost effectiveness analysis of educational productivity in Phase I and II of the Regents Study of Organizational Change. Twenty school districts were selected for the study based on declining enrollment, high noninstructional expenses, high state aid, and high local tax burdens. (MMU)

Summarizes the work of the author in advising the California Senate Select Committee on School District Finance as to appropriate responses the legislature might make to the Serrano v. Priest'' issue, describing subsidiary objectives in meeting the Serrano issue. (JM)

The literature concerning correlates of outcomes of school bond issues is reviewed, focusing on (1) campaign strategies and voter participation; (2) demographic variables; (3) district economic and fiscal dimensions; and, (4) attitudes toward education. A new integrative framework for future research is presented to assist in assessing the nature…

Analyzes citizens' attitudes and opinions related to community decision-making about education in balloting on financial propositions for schools, pursuing the background to the current phenomenon of decreased voter support of finance propositions and increased financial need of school districts. (Author/JM)

Assesses the predictability of educational fiscal performance on the local level by analyzing three dimensions of fiscal performance: locally generated revenue, total expenditures and the levels of aid received by the local unit. (Author/JM)

The principle of fiscal neutrality is that school spending may not depend on the wealth of localities: if local units are to select spending levels, the state must eliminate the influence of the varying wealth of these units by matching grants. (Author/JM)

Describes the range of reforms that might result from the equal protection suits and assesses their educational consequences, good and bad, as well as assessing equal protection remedies in terms of their potential for education reform. (Author/JM)