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Assessing Success in School Finance Litigation

Author : Margaret E. Goertz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Success in School Finance Litigation written by Margaret E. Goertz and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education finance policy in New Jersey has been shaped by over 30 years of school finance litigation. Through its decisions in "Robinson v. Cahill" (1973-1976) and "Abbott v. Burke" (1985-2005), the justices of New Jersey's supreme court have defined the state's constitutional guarantee of a "thorough and efficient" education, set parameters for how the state's urban schools should be funded, and provided guidance on how education dollars should be spent in these communities (the so-called Abbott districts). In January 2008, the legislature enacted a new funding formula, the School Finance Reform Act of 2008, which jettisons the court's remedies. The court upheld the constitutionality of this law in its 20th "Abbott" ruling issued in May 2009. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of court-mandated school finance reform in New Jersey and describe the School Finance Reform Act (SFRA) of 2008 and its potential impact. The first section of this paper provides the demographic and economic context for education policy in New Jersey. The second and third sections describe how the court has defined educational "success" or "adequacy" over the last 30 years and how New Jersey measures an adequate education. The fourth section looks at the impact of school finance reform on education spending, taxation, and student achievement. The fifth section describes SFRA and its impact and the most recent round of litigation. Appended are: (1) Regular Education Budget per Pupil, Districts Grouped by Property Wealth per Pupil, 1975-76 through 2007-08, CPI Adjusted; (2) Regular Education Budget per Pupil, Districts Grouped by Property Wealth per Pupil, 1984-85 through 2007-08, Abbott Districts Separated, CPI Adjusted; and (3) School Tax Rates, Districts Grouped by Property Wealth per Pupil, 1984-85 through 2007-08, Abbott Districts Separated, CPI Adjusted. (Contains 6 figures, 7 tables and 17 footnotes.).

Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309173957
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-02-12 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spending on K-12 education across the United States and across local school districts has long been characterized by great disparitiesâ€"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: What do the terms "equity" and "adequacy" in school finance really mean? How are these terms relevant to the politics and litigation of school finance reform? What is the impact of court-ordered school finance reform on spending disparities? How do school districts use money from finance reform? What policy options are available to states facing new challenges from court decisions mandating adequacy in school finance? When measuring adequacy, how do you consider differences in student needs and regional costs?

Courting Failure

Author : Eric Alan Hanushek
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Courting Failure written by Eric Alan Hanushek and published by Hoover Institution Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An assessment from the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education."--T.p.

Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance

Author : Committee on Education Finance
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309520665
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance by : Committee on Education Finance

Download or read book Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance written by Committee on Education Finance and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-02-26 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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: What do the terms "equity" and "adequacy" in school finance really mean? How are these terms relevant to the politics and litigation of school finance reform? What is the impact of court-ordered school finance reform on spending disparities? How do school districts use money from finance reform? What policy options are available to states facing new challenges from court decisions mandating adequacy in school finance? When measuring adequacy, how do you consider differences in student needs and regional costs?

Educational Finance Law

Author : R. Craig Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Finance Law written by R. Craig Wood and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each state legislature has created a system of state and local monies for the financing of public elementary and secondary education that has evolved over a lengthy period of time. The financing of public education has a long history involving the tension within society in terms of education finance methodology and adjudicating these methodologies relative to various equity agendas, including perceived wrongs in society. This book examines this history and reviews several strategies currently in place in constitutional challenges to funding public education. --Publisher description.

School Finance Litigation

Author : Mary Fulton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School Finance Litigation written by Mary Fulton and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Some Perspectives on Recent School Finance Litigation

Author : Carlee Escue Simon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Some Perspectives on Recent School Finance Litigation written by Carlee Escue Simon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past forty years, the highest court of virtually every State has confronted the same fundamental question - is our State's school finance system constitutional? The history of school finance litigation consists of three waves. During the first wave, which lasted from the late 1960s until the Supreme Court's decision in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the plaintiffs relied on the federal Equal Protection Clause. Essentially, the plaintiffs asserted that all children were entitled to have the same amount of money spent on their education and/or that children were entitled to equal educational opportunities (“equity suit”). The second wave, which lasted from the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision in Robinson v. Cahill until early 1989, continued to pursue the equity theory, but focused on Equality Guarantee Clauses of the State Constitutions. In contrast, the third wave, which began with the Montana, Kentucky, and Texas decisions in 1989 and continues to the present, involves the adequacy theory of school finance litigation. Under the adequacy theory, the plaintiffs, relying on the State Constitutions' Education Clauses argue that the finance system is unconstitutional because some schools lack the money to meet minimum standards of quality. Given the volume of cases, one would expect that the courts would eventually develop a coherent doctrine to decide school finance litigation. Yet, despite substantial academic commentary, courts continue to struggle with issues concerning justiciability and the appropriate constitutional standard. Recent decisions illustrate the point. For example, in Florida, a state trial court determined whether broad amorphous claims were justiciable. In South Carolina, a trial court addressed the merits following remand from the State's highest Court. In Colorado, the State Supreme Court issued an opinion that resolved justiciability while also establishing a constitutional standard for the trial court and giving significant guidance on both merits and remedial issues. The purpose of this article is to review and comment on these recent cases.

The Influence of Race in School Finance Reform

Author : James E. Ryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book The Influence of Race in School Finance Reform written by James E. Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is some evidence, from past social science studies, that school finance reform is seen by citizens--and especially white parents--through a racial lens. This Article picks up that point--which is nothing more than a hint, really--and tries to explore the role of race in school finance reform by surveying the history and success of minority districts in school finance reform litigation. The Article examines how predominantly minority districts have fared in school finance litigation (and subsequent legislative reforms) as compared to predominantly white districts, and concludes that minority districts fare worse than their white counterparts both in court and before the legislature. Based on this and other evidence, this Article contends that there are strong reasons to believe that the racial composition of the school district plays an influential role in determining success or failure in school finance litigation and legislative reform. As the Article explains, this evidence has important academic, historical, and practical implications. Indeed, if the Article is correct in asserting that race plays an influential role in school finance reform, school finance scholars and practitioners should begin paying closer attention than they have to the dynamics of race relations and school desegregation; historians and legal scholars should recognize with added confidence the wisdom of the NAACP's desegregation strategy; and civil rights attorneys, courts, critical race theorists, and conservative critcs of desegregation should hesitate before abandoning the goal of desegregation.

The Effectiveness of School Finance Litigation

Author : Clifton Moran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783836479714
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book The Effectiveness of School Finance Litigation written by Clifton Moran and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy

Author : Helen F. Ladd
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135041059
Total Pages : 903 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy written by Helen F. Ladd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), the second edition of this groundbreaking handbook assembles in one place the existing research-based knowledge in education finance and policy, with particular attention to elementary and secondary education. Chapters from the first edition have been fully updated and revised to reflect current developments, new policies, and recent research. With new chapters on teacher evaluation, alternatives to traditional public schooling, and cost-benefit analysis, this volume provides a readily available current resource for anyone involved in education finance and policy. The Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy traces the evolution of the field from its initial focus on school inputs and revenue sources used to finance these inputs, to a focus on educational outcomes and the larger policies used to achieve them. Chapters show how decision making in school finance inevitably interacts with decisions about governance, accountability, equity, privatization, and other areas of education policy. Because a full understanding of important contemporary issues requires inputs from a variety of perspectives, the Handbook draws on contributors from a number of disciplines. Although many of the chapters cover complex, state-of-the-art empirical research, the authors explain key concepts in language that non-specialists can understand. This comprehensive, balanced, and accessible resource provides a wealth of factual information, data, and wisdom to help educators improve the quality of education in the United States.

The Measure of America, 2010-2011

Author : Kristen Lewis
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814783813
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Measure of America, 2010-2011 written by Kristen Lewis and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Measure of America, 2010-2011, is the definitive report on the overall well-being of all Americans. How are Americans doing—compared to one another and compared to the rest of the world? This important, easy-to-understand guide will provide all of the essential information on the current state of America. This fully illustrated report, with over 130 color images, is based on the groundbreaking American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of the well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by race, gender, and ethnicity. The Index rankings of the 50 states and 435 congressional districts reveal huge disparities in the health, education, and living standards of different groups. For example, overall, Connecticut ranked first among states on the 2008-2009 Index, and Mississippi ranked last, suggesting that there is a 30-year gap in human development between the two states. Further, among congressional districts, New York’s 14th District, in Manhattan, ranked first, and California’s 20th District, near Fresno, ranked last. The average resident of New York’s 14th District earned over three times as much as the average resident of California’s 20th District, lived over four years longer, and was ten times as likely to have a college degree. The second in the American Human Development Report series, the 2010-2011 edition features a completely updated Index, new findings on the well-being of different racial and ethnic groups from state to state, and a closer look at disparities within major metro areas. It also shines a spotlight on threats to progress and opportunity for some Americans as well as highlighting tested approaches to fosteringresilience among different groups. Using a revelatory framework for explaining the very nature of humanprogress, this report can be used not only as a way to measure America but also to build upon past policy successes, protect the progress made over the last half century from new risks, and create an infrastructure of opportunity that can serve a new generation of Americans. Beautifully illustrated with stunning four-color graphics that allow for a quick visual understanding of often complex but important issues, The Measure of America is essential reading for all Americans, especially for social scientists, policy makers, and pundits who want to understand where Americans stand today.

School Finance Litigation

Author : Dore Van Slyke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book School Finance Litigation written by Dore Van Slyke and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Making Money Matter

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309172888
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Making Money Matter written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-11-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States annually spends over $300 billion on public elementary and secondary education. As the nation enters the 21st century, it faces a major challenge: how best to tie this financial investment to the goal of high levels of achievement for all students. In addition, policymakers want assurance that education dollars are being raised and used in the most efficient and effective possible ways. The book covers such topics as: Legal and legislative efforts to reduce spending and achievement gaps. The shift from "equity" to "adequacy" as a new standard for determining fairness in education spending. The debate and the evidence over the productivity of American schools. Strategies for using school finance in support of broader reforms aimed at raising student achievement. This book contains a comprehensive review of the theory and practice of financing public schools by federal, state, and local governments in the United States. It distills the best available knowledge about the fairness and productivity of expenditures on education and assesses options for changing the finance system.

Recent Developments in School Finance Litigation

Author : Michael Addonizio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Recent Developments in School Finance Litigation written by Michael Addonizio and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

School Finance Litigation

Author : Jody Feder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book School Finance Litigation written by Jody Feder and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Summary of School Finance Litigation

Author : Kansas. Legislature. Legislative Research Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (547 download)

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Download or read book Summary of School Finance Litigation written by Kansas. Legislature. Legislative Research Department and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Educational Adequacy and the Courts

Author : Elaine Walker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851095403
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Educational Adequacy and the Courts written by Elaine Walker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-04-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first work of its kind to present a comprehensive survey of landmark court decisions on educational adequacy and equity claims and their impact on public school reform. In Educational Adequacy and the Courts: A Reference Handbook, education researcher Elaine Walker presents an in depth analysis of pivotal court cases and their impact on educational adequacy and reform, illuminating the inherent challenges of redressing long-standing problems associated with state funding mechanisms for K–12 education. In addition to an eye opening, state-by-state discussion of court rulings and their effect on education, Walker covers such topics as the moral imperative for educational reform, the failure and success of federal and state reform efforts, and the historical importance of school finance litigation in the reform of school systems in high poverty areas. The work also highlights alternative ways in which improvement can be approached and sheds light on the overall complexities of setting educational policy.