Methodological Issues in the Use of Income in the Allocation of State Aid.

Dembowski, Frederick L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ272695

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Publication Date: 1982

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Methodological Issues in the Use of Income in the Allocation of State Aid.

Dembowski, Frederick L.; And Others

Journal of Education Finance, v8 n1 p73-92 Sum 1982

Discusses the use of district inhabitants' income, rather than property values, to measure school district wealth when allocating state aid. Examines data collection and other methodological problems, derives three formulas combining income and property measures for aid allocation, and tests each formula's effects using data from New York State. (Author/RW)

Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Fiscal Capacity, Income, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques, School Districts, State Aid, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York

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