ERIC Number: ED324801
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 121
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Funding Nebraska's Schools: Toward a More Rational and Equitable School Finance System for the 1990s. Final Report of the Nebraska School Financing Review Commission to the State Legislature.
Nebraska Legislative Council, Lincoln. Legislative Research Div.
This final report of the Nebraska School Financing Review Commission includes the following items: (1) an examination of the role of income as a revenue source and indicator of wealth; (2) investigation of ways to reduce reliance on property tax for school support; and (3) consideration of alternate state aid distribution formulas. Also included are a list of statutes, historical overview, description of the current school finance structure, and review of court decisions. Findings support the implementation of a plan that includes: dedication of state income tax revenues to educational funding; increasing levels of state aid; limitations on school district budgets; development of a new equalization formula based on student needs and measurement of district wealth in terms of income and property tax resources; and provision for ongoing state revenue sources. Appendices contain an outline of state aid legislation history and statistical tables. Six figures and 16 tables accompany the text. (LMI)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Nebraska Legislative Council, Lincoln. Legislative Research Div.
Identifiers - Location: Nebraska
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