Alternative Funding Models for Public School Finance in Texas
Description:
This study examined different funding methods for financing public education in order to solve the problems associated with large numbers of school districts and great disparities in property wealth without abandonment of property tax as the major revenue source. Using enrollment and State Property Tax Board data for the 1,061 school districts in Texas in 1986-87, four alternative funding plans were studied to compare the equity and fiscal impact of each on public school finance in Texas. The s…
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Date:
August 1989
Creator:
Hair, Janet C. (Janet Cantrell)
Partner:
UNT Libraries