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Given its deep roots, it's not surprising that inequality in school funding has been hard to overcome, despite a growing number of high-profile court cases. Since the early 1970s, high courts in more than 30 states have issued decisions in school finance cases.
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In Illinois, property taxes account for about 70 percent of school funding, meaning rural and inner-city schools generally end up with less to spend per student than suburban schools in areas with higher property values.
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The publication in 1991 of Jonathan Kozol's "Savage Inequalities" helped awaken educators and the general public alike to the grim realities of school funding inequities. ... Barton, Paul E., and others. THE STATE OF INEQUALITY. POLICY INFORMATION REPORT. Princeton, New Jersey: Educational Testing Service, 1991. 35 pages.
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Inequality In School Funding - "The True American New Year" {editorial, Sept. 6} noted that U.S. seco : Encyclopedia.com ... Find more facts and information related to the article "Inequality In School Funding"
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Across the United States, inequality in school funding is being raised as an issue of basic fairness. ... Inequality in school funding is about basic issues of citizenship and fairness, class advantage and disadvantage, and investments in the future economic development of the state. Is it fair that children who live in...
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"Towards a Better Understanding of the Origins and Consequences of Inequality in Public School Funding: Measuring the Consequences of Fixed Per-Pupil Funding Formulas on Small, Rural Schools" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois,
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“Wiltshire schools have lost out again with the funding they will receive from the Government for 2008 to 2010” said North Wiltshire MP James Gray. “Wiltshire ranks a depressing 6th from the very bottom in the table of school funding per pupil allocated for 2008-2010 for each local education authority in England.”...
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“Wiltshire schools have lost out again with the funding they will receive from the Government for 2007-8” said James Gray MP. “As last year, Wiltshire ranks 8th from the very bottom in the table of school funding per pupil allocated for 2007-8 for each local education authority in England.”...
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School funding comes from a variety of federal, state, and city money pots. About 46 percent of public spending on elementary and secondary schools is derived from local government budgets. The size of the local tax base is one reason for the large disparity in spending.
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