Private Funding of Public Schools: Local Education Foundations in Michigan. Working Paper Series.

Autor/in	Addonizio, Michael F.
Institution	Aspen Inst., Washington, DC.
Titel	Private Funding of Public Schools: Local Education Foundations in Michigan. Working Paper Series.
Quelle	(1998), (23 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-89843-243-X
Schlagwörter	Educational Equity (Finance); Elementary Secondary Education; Expenditure per Student; Finance Reform; Financial Policy; Mail Surveys; Private Financial Support; Statistical Analysis; Tax Effort; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Financial reform; Finanzreform; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Erhebungsinstrument; Private Investition; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study examines the organization and operations of local education foundations in Michigan and the fiscal programmatic impact of nonprofit education foundations on Michigan public schools. It also compares the socioeconomic characteristics of foundation and nonfoundation districts and tests the hypothesis that residents of local districts with education foundations differ from residents of nonfoundation districts in terms of preferences for public schooling. Section 1 summarizes national trends in K-12 public school spending. Section 2 summarizes recent trends in Michigan, including the state's fundamental reforms in 1994. Section 3 discusses the rise of local education foundations in Michigan. This section outlines key findings from a survey of local education foundations and local district superintendents and compares foundation and nonfoundation districts on selected socioeconomic and educational variables. Section 4 presents a model of local education demand to test for behavioral differences between residents in foundation and nonfoundation districts, along with data for estimation of the model. Section 5 present empirical results. Section 6 includes a summary and a conclusion, based on the findings of the study, that the rise of local education foundations in Michigan has not measurably negated the state's efforts to reduce interdistrict disparities through the reform of public funding mechanisms. The author cautions, however, that the results could change as the state funding reform continues to constrain per-pupil revenue growth in historically high-spending and high-income districts and such districts seek additional revenue from nontraditional sources. (PKP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC