Understanding State School Finance Formulas. National Education Association Search.

Institution	National Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div.
Titel	Understanding State School Finance Formulas. National Education Association Search.
Quelle	(1987), (27 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Assessed Valuation; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Finance Reform; Funding Formulas; Property Taxes; School Support; School Taxes; State Aid; State School District Relationship; Tax Allocation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Financial reform; Finanzreform; Funding; Finanzierung; Schulförderverein; Staatliches Schulamt; Steuerentlastung
Abstract	The fourth report in a series on school finance describes how state school finance formulas are differentiated and the calculations used to measure local need, wealth, and effort. The following topics are addressed: (1) criteria for evaluating state school finance programs; (2) origins of state school aid formulas; (3) operation of equalization formulas; (4) variables affecting state aid programs; and (5) impact of court-ordered reform on school finance. Charts explain how minimum foundation programs and the formulas for calculating percentage equalization aid work and how guaranteed tax bases and guaranteed tax yields affect formula outcomes. The conclusion of this report suggests that any proposal for changing funding formulas must consider the dynamics of the state-school district relationship that may enhance or limit the equalizing of fiscal opportunities and fiscal outcomes. (JAM)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC