The Impact of Financial Centralization on the Support for Education: The Case of Michigan

Autor/in	Husted, Thomas A.
Institution	Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV.
Titel	The Impact of Financial Centralization on the Support for Education: The Case of Michigan
Quelle	(2005), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Income; Financial Support; State Courts; Taxes; Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Finance; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Einkommen; Finanzielle Förderung; Staatsgerichtshof; Abgabe; Bildungsfonds
Abstract	The primary responsibility for the financing of U.S. primary and secondary education rests with state and local governments. In 1970-1971, local governments had, by far, the greatest role in education financing, providing 52.5% of the total education revenue. State governments contributed 39.1% of total education revenue. Since the early 1970s, the states financial responsibility has increased such that in academic year (AY) 2001-2002 the state governments 49.3% share was considerably larger than the local governments share of 42.9% (U.S. Department of Education, 2004). Even though states have assumed a larger financial role, local governments continue to be an important source of revenue for primary and secondary education. The largest source of local funds for education comes from the local property tax. However, given the unequal intrastate distribution of property wealth, combined with the extensive use of local property taxes to fund the local portion of education expenditures, it is not surprising that state education finance systems have been challenged in the state courts. Since 1972, nearly every state has witnessed a state constitutional challenge to its system of locally financed primary and secondary education. Between 1971 and 1999, plaintiffs in 17 states won state Supreme Court judgments that led to either overturning the state education finance systems or significantly altering them. Recent increases in the states share of total education revenue can be largely explained as a result of state court decisions, which reduced the reliance on local property taxes. [This document was produced by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia, formerly the Appalachian Educational Laboratory (AEL, Inc.).] (Contains 5 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia, P.O. Box 1348, Charleston, WV 25325-1348. Tel: 800-624-9120 (Toll Free); Tel: 304-347-0400; Fax: 304-347-0487; e-mail: info@edvantia.org; Web site: http://www.edvantia.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10