Horizontal and Vertical Equity Analysis of Indiana's 2001 Reward-for-Effort Formula

Autor/inn/en	Hirth, Marilyn A.; Eiler, Edward
Titel	Horizontal and Vertical Equity Analysis of Indiana's 2001 Reward-for-Effort Formula
Quelle	In: Journal of Education Finance, 30 (2005) 4, S.382-398 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-9495
Schlagwörter	Court Litigation; State Schools; Funding Formulas; Educational Finance; Educational Equity (Finance); Public Schools; Resource Allocation; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechtsstreit; Staatliche Schule; Funding; Finanzierung; Bildungsfonds; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Ressourcenallokation
Abstract	Since contemporary school finance litigation began in the 1960s, almost every state has experienced school finance litigation or the threat of litigation. To date, 45 states have encountered lawsuits challenging their funding of public schools. Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, and Utah are the five states that have had no school funding litigation. Challenges to the constitutionality of a state school finance system as inequitable or inadequate have driven reform of school finance systems in those states. Indiana is one of only seven states where no court case has been decided. School finance litigation was threatened in 1987 when 43 school districts filed suit against the state challenging the state's school funding formula. However, in 1992 the plaintiffs agreed to dismiss the suit on the condition that they could refile the case if they were not satisfied with the legislature's efforts to reform the funding formula in 1993. According to the terms of the agreement, the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice. The impacts of the legislative changes to the funding formula on equity are the focus of the research presented in this article. Although it is recognized that a number of taxpayer equity issues exist with other tax-supported funds and tax rates, this study was limited to an examination of horizontal and vertical equity of the General Fund distribution formula. In order to set the context for this study, some background concerning the history of Indiana school finance is presented. (Contains 3 tables and 53 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	University of Illinois Press, 1325 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820-6903. Tel: 217-333-0950.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10