Financing Public School Facilities in Texas: A Case Study.

Autor/in	Dawn, Lisa
Titel	Financing Public School Facilities in Texas: A Case Study.
Quelle	(1999), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Case Studies; Educational Facilities Improvement; Elementary Secondary Education; Program Design; Public Schools; School Construction; State Aid; State School District Relationship; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schulbau; Staatliches Schulamt
Abstract	A case study is presented of a Texas educational facilities program that was developed to provide long-term state assistance to school districts for the construction or renovation of their facilities by providing equal access to revenue for the specific purpose of repaying debt issued to finance instructional facilities. This report presents a brief historical context in which the facilities program was developed, then describes the schema for Texas school finance. Next, the facilities program is described, including the eligibility criteria and the funding formulas that deliver state aid. The impact of the program on local tax rates and debt issuance is discussed, and the unique features of the program and its future challenges are assessed. Appendices present statistical tables on the instructional facilities allotment awards for 1998-99 listed by school district and on the principal debt financed with instructional facilities allotment for 1997-99 listed by school district. (Contains 19 references.) (GR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC