The Concept of Fiscal Effort in the Illinois General Purpose Educational Grant-in-Aid: Some Legal and Measurement Problems. A Policy Paper.

Autor/inn/en	Hickrod, G. Alan; Hubbard, Ben C.
Institution	Illinois State Univ., Normal. Center for the Study of Educational Finance.
Titel	The Concept of Fiscal Effort in the Illinois General Purpose Educational Grant-in-Aid: Some Legal and Measurement Problems. A Policy Paper.
Quelle	Center for the Study of Educational Finance, Department of Educational Administration, Illinois State University, 331 DeGarmo Hall, Normal, Illinois 61761 ($0 (1976) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monografie
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Equalization Aid; Finance Reform; Incentive Grants; State Aid; State School District Relationship; Tax Effort; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Gleichstellung; Financial reform; Finanzreform; Finanzieller Anreiz; Staatliches Schulamt
Abstract	Recent legal action and research raise doubts about the advisability of measuring fiscal effort in the Illinois general grant-in-aid program by using the simple school district tax rate for operational purposes. Various logical, and perhaps legal, considerations might be sufficient to compel adjustment of the measurement of effort. Beyond these reasons, indications are that in the long run, greater state aid will go to districts that pass tax referenda and retain higher tax rates. The weight of research evidence suggests that low-income school districts will not be able to pass school tax referenda as often and therefore will not be able to take advantage of Illinois'"reward for effort" grant-in-aid system. An income factor is needed in the Illinois formula, more as a correction factor in the measurement of fiscal effort, then as an adjustment to "ability to pay." Introducing a new effort specification in the formula will require change in other parameters in that formula, including the guaranteed valuation level. If Illinois wishes to retain its present concept of "equal expenditure for equal effort," there must be a reevaluation of how effort will be measured. (Author/JG)
Anmerkungen	Center for the Study of Educational Finance, Department of Educational Administration, Illinois State University, 331 DeGarmo Hall, Normal, Illinois 61761 ($0.50)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC