State/Local Fiscal Support of Public Elementary and Secondary Education: A Look Backward and Prospects for the Future.

Salmon, Richard G.

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ERIC Number: EJ359361

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Publication Date: 1987

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State/Local Fiscal Support of Public Elementary and Secondary Education: A Look Backward and Prospects for the Future.

Salmon, Richard G.

Journal of Education Finance, v12 n4 p549-60 Spr 1987

The long-term pattern of state assumption of public elementary and secondary education funding continued during the past decade. This trend, as shown in numerous tables, has been neither regular nor consistent among states and regions in recent years. The property tax is still the mainstay of local school districts. Includes 18 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiscal Capacity, Local Government, School Support, School Taxes, State Aid, Tax Effort, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers

Language: English

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