Publications
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No. 82 Local Property Tax-Based Funding of Public Schools
Publication -Policy Studies -The best and most stable method of providing public schools is a system where schools are organized into small districts and most funding is derived from local property taxes. -
No. 82 Local Property Tax-Based Funding of Public Schools
Publication -Policy Studies -The best and most stable method of providing public schools is a system where schools are organized into small districts and most funding is derived from local property taxes. -
No. 73 The Heartland Report on School Finance Reform for Illinois: Part 2
Publication -Policy Studies -In Part 1 of this report, we replied to the March 1996 report of the Governor's Commission on Education Funding.In this second and final part of our report, we advance an alternative set of principles for school finance reform in Illinois. -
No. 68 Making Schools Work: Spending and Student Achievement
Publication -Policy Studies -A review of the history of education spending and student achievement in the United States between 1890 and 1990 reveals the following trends and lessons: 1. Real spending on public education in the U.S. is rising rapidly. 2. -
No. 22 Expenditure And Size Efficiencies Of Public School Districts
Publication -Policy Studies -The purpose of this study is to analyze the possible association of achievment test scores in more than 500 districts in New Jersey to their levels of socioeconomic status (SES), expenditures per student, and student enrollments.