Does More State Aid for Education Make Local School Districts Obsolete?.

Doyle, Denis; Finn, Chester, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ311625

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Publication Date: 1984

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Does More State Aid for Education Make Local School Districts Obsolete?

Doyle, Denis; Finn, Chester, Jr.

Journal of Educational Public Relations, v7 n3 p26-29 Sep 1984

Argues that local school districts in California have been rendered essentially obsolete by state funding and control due to the combined effects of the "Serrano" decision (requiring statewide school expenditure equalization) and Proposition 13. One board president and two superintendents take issue with this judgment. (TE)

Descriptors: Community Control, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Politics of Education, School District Autonomy, School Funds, State Action, State Aid, State Government, State School District Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Proposition 13 (California 1978); Serrano v Priest

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