It is often suggested that measuring local fiscal ability by full valuation of property per public school pupil is inaccurate and inequitable. One substitute measure proposed is district income per pupil or a combination of district income and property value per pupil. However, using this measure would result in a rise in the aid ratios in only…

Examines the fiscal environment surrounding New York's use of property taxes to raise local education revenue. The property tax should not be abandoned. The recent statewide increased burden stems from a cyclical slowing in personal income growth and a shift in funding responsibility from state to local governments. Application of the property tax…

The stated purpose of this article is to report new findings from the New York City suburban area which confirm the importance of favorable attitudes toward integration to financial support for integrated public education: 211 parents having the majority of their school-aged children in public schools in Westchester County were interviewed.…

The court's finding invalidates New York State's system of financing schools because of problems including municipal overburden. (Author/IRT)

In 1968, the New York State Legislature, following recommendations of a commission chaired by McGeorge Bundy, authorized direct aid to certain private colleges and universities in the state. This paper summarizes the economic costs and benefits of "Bundy aid" and concludes that the program was not cost-effective. Includes 13 references.…

The Texas experience with county education districts demonstrates that regional school taxing units can increase equity without new state money, eliminate the high-wealth advantage without forced consolidation, generate "state aid," support other state policies, set rate and expenditure limits, and establish an equal, uniform property…

Assesses effects of five large city school districts' fiscal dependence on educational spending in New York State. Results suggest that spending levels may be systematically lower in fiscally dependent districts. Recommends re-aligning resource allocation and school governance responsibilities and using matching grants to reduce spending…

This document contains eight articles that offer a nonpartisan evaluation of the pros and cons associated with tax reforms. They were written by members of the Technical Study Group, which was established by the New York State Department of Education in 1994 to examine the generation of revenue for public education. The work of the study group…

This paper traces the historical development of New York State Small City School District (SCSD) school budget voting policy. State policymakers are currently debating whether to change from representative to referendum school budget voting in SCSDs. Following a historical analysis of the current debate, the argument is made that there no longer…

The Public Law (PL) 81-874 Impact Aid Program (IAP), first authorized in 1950, was originally designed to provide financial relief to local education agencies (LEAs) that had been impacted by the expanded activities of the armed forces and other federal activities. This document describes the expansion of military activities at Fort Drum, New…

In light of the Levittown v. Nyquist decision, which found New York State's educational funding method unconstitutional, this report presents the recommendations for increasing New York's educational equity made by a statewide task force. For each of 27 proposals that garnered support from any task force member, the report discusses research…

This publication presents data on attendance, staffing, revenues, and expenditures for the 87 school districts in the six counties of western New York. Data from two separate school years are included. Section A reports data from the 1972-73 fiscal year and is based mainly on state financial reports for the year. Section B reports data for 1973-74…

This publication presents data on attendance, staffing, revenues, and expenditures for the 89 school districts in the six counties of western New York. Data from two separate school years are included. Section A reports data on actual revenues and expenditures for 1973-74 and is based on final state budget reports for the year. Section B reports…

The primary sources of capital funds in Minnesota are the local capital expenditure levy and school district bond sales. The state provides assistance to low-wealth districts by providing a capital expenditure equalization aid program and two types of loans under the Maximum Effort School Aid Law. It has been argued that the concepts of equal…

In New York State there is an uneven distribution of wealth and an unequal tax burden among the small city school districts. Because of the tax limits and rising costs for goods and services, many of these school districts have found it difficult to support their educational programs without emergency aid from the state. Such aid is frequently…