Preface | |
The Economics of Education | |
Education as Human Capital | |
Creation of Wealth and Education | |
Education: An Important Industry | |
A Public Sector Responsibility | |
Stimulates Economic Growth | |
Economic Benefits of Education | |
Noneconomic Benefits of Education | |
Taxation and Education | |
Cost Quality Relationship to Education | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
Financing Education Adequately | |
Societal Impact on Education Needs | |
Education Deserves Higher Priority | |
The Increasing Costs of Education | |
Goals Have Increased | |
People Want Better Education | |
Demographic and Social Changes | |
The Consequences of Not Educating People | |
Society Suffers the Effects of Poor Education | |
The Public Demands Improvement | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
Financing Education Equitably | |
Inequalities in Financing Education | |
Equity: An Objective of School Finance Reform | |
Equity at the School Level | |
Measures of School District Wealth | |
Historical Influences on Equity | |
The Equalization Principle | |
Improving State Equalization Practices | |
Foundation Program Variations | |
The Impact of Average Daily Attendance on Equity | |
Confusion in Current School Finance Practices | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
Patterns for School Finance Systems | |
Developing Patterns | |
Full State Funding | |
District Power Equalization | |
Property Reassessment and Local District Revenues | |
Equalization of ServicesEmphasis on Weighting Factors | |
Principal Types of Weightings | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
Sources of Revenue | |
The Taxation System | |
Characteristics of a Good Tax System | |
Criteria for Evaluating Tax Structure | |
Taxes for Education | |
Property Tax | |
Income Tax | |
Sales Tax | |
Sumptuary Tax | |
Severance Tax | |
Potential New Taxes | |
Lotteries | |
Private Foundations | |
School-Business Partnerships | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
Eroding Local Control | |
Diminishing Local Control | |
Decreasing Rural Influence on Education | |
Decreasing Urban Economic Advantages | |
School Districts: Basic Administrative Units | |
The Administration of Local School Districts | |
Local Fiscal Control | |
Advantages of Local Control | |
Fiscal Independence of School Districts | |
Trends in Local Taxation Practices | |
Measures of Local Taxpaying Ability | |
Local, State, and Federal Tax Responsibility | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
Education: A State Function | |
Early Development of State Responsibility | |
Development of School Finance Policies | |
Developmental Stages of School Finance Theory | |
The Varying State Roles | |
State Financial Support | |
State Ability to Support Education | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
Federal Interest in Education | |
Federalism | |
Historical Role of the Federal Government | |
Department of Education | |
Constitutional Role | |
Federal Expenditures | |
Federal Fiscal Advantages and Disadvantages | |
Federal Aid in Lieu of Taxes | |
Increased Governmental Services | |
The Future of Federal Aid to Education | |
Summary | |
Assignment Projects | |
Selected Readings | |
Endnotes | |
The Influence and Climate of the C | |
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