Descriptor
Author
| Boyd, Donald J. | 1 |
| Crampton, Faith | 1 |
| Hack, Walter G. | 1 |
| Liebschutz, David S. | 1 |
| Murphy, Joseph F. | 1 |
| Schieder, Jeffrey S. | 1 |
| Schoppmeyer, Martin W. | 1 |
| Strober, Myra H. | 1 |
| Whitney, Terry | 1 |
| Yeager, Kenneth E. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - General | 6 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedYeager, Kenneth E.; Strober, Myra H. – Journal of Family Issues, 1992
Interviewed policymakers and conducted election day exit poll to examine Fremont, California City Council measure asking residents whether tax should pay for child care. Concluded that measure lost because city overestimated shortage of child-care slots, supporters underestimated opposition, and city council and public opinion polls overestimated…
Descriptors: Day Care, Finance Reform, Tax Effort, Taxes
Download full textMichigan State Legislature, Lansing, Senate Fiscal Agency. – 1994
On December 24, 1994, the Michigan State Legislature passed a comprehensive school finance reform package for the K-12 education system. This document analyzes the school finance reform package and presents a comprehensive review of the issues affected by the proposed reforms. The first section reviews the overall financial components of the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Property Taxes
Crampton, Faith; Whitney, Terry – 1996
Funding education with property taxes has always been controversial. This paper examines taxation and the sources of revenue for education. The historical context in which tax and revenue sources have supported education in the United States is described. Also discussed are state tax-policy goals and education funding, and the embattled role of…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Income
Liebschutz, David S.; Schieder, Jeffrey S.; Boyd, Donald J. – 1997
This report summarizes the status of states' budgets at the end of fiscal year 1997. The year's strong national economy boosted tax revenues and helped to decrease welfare rolls. Unemployment at the end of 1997 was below 5 percent nationally and real GDP growth was 3.5 percent for the first 3 quarters of the year. These indicators translate into…
Descriptors: Budgets, Economic Impact, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMurphy, Joseph F.; Hack, Walter G. – Urban Review, 1983
Investigates the combination of expenditure and revenue problems facing central-city school districts. Examines educational overburden, related overburden, and cost differentials between central city and other types of districts. Also looks at tax capacity and efforts, and analyzes the effects of Federal and State activity on the problems of city…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Problems
Schoppmeyer, Martin W. – 1996
In 1995, Arkansas enacted two new bills that changed the way in which schools were financed. Act 916 required all school districts to levy a 25-mill tax based on an assessment ratio of 20 percent of use value on all property for maintenance and operation. The act also revised biennial appropriations for the State Department of Education,…
Descriptors: Average Daily Membership, Categorical Aid, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
