Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives
By Committee on Education Finance, National Research Council
* Publisher: National Academies Press
* Number Of Pages: 328
* Publication Date: 1999-02-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0309065631
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780309065634
* Binding: Hardcover
Book 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:
* 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?
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