Local Control: Fear or Fantasy. A Report of the New Jersey Education Reform Project.

Autor/in	Fuhrman, Susan H.
Institution	Greater Newark Urban Coalition, NJ.
Titel	Local Control: Fear or Fantasy. A Report of the New Jersey Education Reform Project.
Quelle	(1974), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; Equalization Aid; Finance Reform; School District Autonomy; School Districts; School Taxes; State Aid; State Legislation; State School District Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Gleichstellung; Financial reform; Finanzreform; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Schulbezirk; Landesrecht; Staatliches Schulamt
Abstract	Today local control over education seems to face the most serious challenge in its history. The movement to reform school finance raises the specter of the State assuming its formal consitutional powers and removing autonomy from the communities. Hence, it is argued, as the State takes over control of taxation and expenditures it will want to assure accountability for its dollars by becoming heavily involved in all educational decisions from curriculum to personnel to determination of snow days. This paper argues that the question of financial reform need only affect the revenue raising aspects of local control, and State inroads into fiscal support may only be partial at that. The author contends that local districts are already restricted in their options in the present financial context of heavy dependence on local taxation. The factors presently limiting autonomy are examined. (Author/JF)
Anmerkungen	Larry Rubin, Research Director, New Jersey Education Reform Project, Greater Newark Urban Coalition, Inc., 24 Commerce Street, Suite 605, Newark, New Jersey 07102 ($1.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01