School Finance and California's Master Plan for EducationJon Sonstelie, Peter Richardson |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Governance Issues | 16 |
Options for School Finance | 23 |
Challenges Facing Adequacy Programs | 42 |
Tables | 78 |
Benefit to Cost Ratios | 79 |
4 | 87 |
Conclusion | 96 |
User Fees Considered | 148 |
IS THERE A BETTER RESPONSE TO SERRANO? | 155 |
9 | 187 |
14 | 193 |
School Districts and Parcel Taxes The Characteristics of Districts with Parcel Taxes | 201 |
24 | 205 |
The Future of the Parcel | 207 |
Conclusion | 211 |
Four Applications | 110 |
Definitions of Personnel Categories 7 LOCAL REVENUE OPTIONS FOR K12 EDUCATION | 117 |
7 | 125 |
Bibliography | 213 |
About the Authors | 227 |
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