Rich Town, Poor Town: School Finance Lawsuit Filed in New Hampshire.

Goodman, Richard H.

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ERIC Number: EJ269887

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Publication Date: 1982

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Rich Town, Poor Town: School Finance Lawsuit Filed in New Hampshire.

Goodman, Richard H.

Journal of Education Finance, v7 n4 p484-87 Spr 1982

Describes a lawsuit filed in January 1982 by New Hampshire students, parents, and school districts charging that the state's elementary and secondary education system's heavy reliance on local property taxes violates the state constitution by creating substantial inequities in the funds available per pupil in each district. (Author/RW)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Property Taxes, School Taxes, State Aid, State Courts, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Hampshire

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