Financing the Future of Education & Explaining Public K-12 Funding Cost for the 21st Century: A School Finance Primer.

Autor/in	West, P. R., Sr.
Titel	Financing the Future of Education & Explaining Public K-12 Funding Cost for the 21st Century: A School Finance Primer.
Quelle	(1995), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Aid; Financial Support; Local Issues; Property Taxes; Public Schools; School Funds; School Support; State Aid; Tax Allocation; Tax Effort + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Schulförderverein; Steuerentlastung
Abstract	The three primary sources of funding for public education in America are the federal government, the state government, and the community. This paper presents an overview of trends in funding K-12 public education; the stability of local-funding sources; the value of public education as a factor in cost; political influences on school funding; fiscal implications and local level influence; and the importance of linking educational goals, outcomes, and educational funding. A conclusion is that there are many fiscal (cost of doing business), political (the tax question), and educational reasons (21 Century global standards) for increasing fiscal allocations for public K-12 education. Unfortunately, dependence on local taxpayers places schools in a precarious position. Outdated state-formula systems result in many school districts begging for funding on a biannual basis. (Contains 20 references.) (LMI)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC