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Autor/in | McNeil, Michele |
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Titel | States Roll Dice on New Funding: Gambling Linked to School Aid in Fresh Wave of Ballot Measures |
Quelle | In: Education Week, 28 (2008) 8, S.1 (2 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0277-4232 |
Schlagwörter | Elementary Secondary Education; Elections; Educational Finance; Unions; School Support; Scholarships; Community Colleges; Budgets; Games; United States |
Abstract | This article reports that amid tight budgets and shrinking revenue, states are wagering that voters in next month's elections will agree to expand state-sanctioned gambling in exchange for increased school aid. Initiatives on six state ballots Nov. 4 involve gambling revenue intended to raise money for everything from community college funding and college scholarships to general K-12 operating aid. For some school advocacy groups and teachers' unions, new or expanded gambling operations are a way to raise more funding when a tax increase isn't politically possible. Even before the current global financial crisis, the states' revenue outlook was bleak. The latest tally counted 31 states with budget deficits totalling $40 billion--funding gaps that have already prompted at least 12 states to make targeted cuts to K-12 programs. (ERIC). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |