Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie (Author), Committee on Education Finance (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309139325 ISBN-13: 9780309139328 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Finance - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Testing & Measurement |
Dewey: 379.110 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 316 pages |
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Publisher Description: Spending on K-12 education across the United States and across local school districts has long been characterized by great disparities?disparities that reflect differences in property wealth and tax rates. For more than a quarter-century, reformers have attempted to reduce these differences through court challenges and legislative action. As part of a broad study of education finance, the committee commissioned eight papers examining the history and consequences of school finance reform undertaken in the name of equity and adequacy. This thought-provoking, timely collection of papers explores such topics as:
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