The Conceptualization and Measurement of Equity in School Finance in Virginia.

Verstegen, Deborah A.; Salmon, Richard G.

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Conceptualization and Measurement of Equity in School Finance in Virginia.

Verstegen, Deborah A.; Salmon, Richard G.

Journal of Education Finance, v15 n2 p205-28 Fall 1989

Employed various statistical techniques to measure fiscal equity in Virginia. The new state aid system for financing education was unable to mitigate large and increasing disparities in education revenues between more and less affluent localities and a strong and growing linkage between revenue and wealth. Includes 34 footnotes. (MLH)

Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Income, School District Spending, State Aid, Statistical Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Virginia

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