Equality and Liberty in State Policy for the Funding of School Capital Expenditures.

Autor/in	Schmielau, Robert E.
Titel	Equality and Liberty in State Policy for the Funding of School Capital Expenditures.
Quelle	(2000), (208 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets); Comparative Analysis; Freedom; Politics of Education; School Construction; School District Autonomy; State Aid; State Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Freiheit; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Schulbau; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie
Abstract	The primary purpose of this study was to determine the provisions for equality and liberty in the funding of school capital expenditures in each of the 50 states. More specifically, the following issues were analyzed: (1) the extent to which state policies provide equality in funding school facility construction; (2) the extent to which state policies provide local boards liberty in decisions on funding school facility construction; and (3) categorization of the 50 states with respect to provision of liberty and equality for capital outlay funding. A descriptive database of the capital outlay funding systems for each of the 50 states was developed. A descriptive survey research procedure was used. Data were collected from August through November 1999 using a survey instrument developed by the author. Usable data were received from all states. States were categorized as high, moderate, or low with regard to their potential to achieve funding equality and liberty for local districts. Only one state, Hawaii, ranked low in liberty; however, 18 states ranked low in equality. Six states ranked high in both liberty and equality. The following conclusions were formulated: (1) states that continue to rank low in equality are likely to face future litigation; (2) the courts have tolerated some degree of inequality to preserve liberty; (3) politics and not economics often determined how state legislatures responded to equality concerns; (4) differences among the states are far greater with respect to equality than they were with respect to liberty; and (5) many states will continue to experience considerable conflict over funding school construction because of the inevitable tensions between liberty and equality. (Contains 79 references.) (Author/EV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC