Contends that if any clear pattern is discernible in American education today, it is a growing shift of responsibility back to the States. Argues that such a shift is profound and provides evidence to support the argument. (Author/JF)

Author criticizes Maryland's $2.5 million in scholarships awarded exclusively by state senators to their constituents. (HS)

Longitudinal data for 1973-81 for Illinois elementary school districts indicate that the higher the percentage of state aid to K-12 education, the greater the degree of wealth neutrality or equity in educational finance. Further longitudinal studies are needed, however, before the relationship can be considered proven. (RW)

Explains two basic exploratory techniques for displaying and summarizing data--the stem and leaf diagram and the box and whiskers plot--and applies them to a data set consisting of federal allotments and state and local matching funds. One table, three figures, and seven sources are included. (Author/RBF)

Many states and provinces are presently reviewing their state aid distribution programs. The financial circumstances that preceded this review are discussed. (MLF)

Federal leadership in education is now lacking--there is not now a single coordinated federal effort to determine national educational needs and to develop federal policy to guide the role of the federal government. (Author/IRT)

Discusses how declining state appropriations, rising demands for access, and steady pressures for new accountability have cast public higher education in a new light. Offers ways of dealing with the implications of these trends. (EV)

Discusses how the continued aging of school facilities, the inability of many local districts to generate enough funds for needed upgrades, and legal rulings that have directed states to assume a greater role in paying for facilities have resulted in building improvements that would have been far beyond the means of local districts a few years…

North Carolina attempted to reform its welfare system to remove disincentives to work and encourage intact families and savings. Issues raised were funding incentives dramatically increase short-term program spending; amount and kinds of jobs available for welfare recipients are uncertain; and limits on long-term support beg the question of what…

Study to determine if a substantive relationship exits between the progression of a federal Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district, the long-term effects of the state Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL), and the General State Aid funding of school districts in Illinois. Finds that both TIF and PTELL lead to an increase in General State…

In this article we take up Burtonwood's criticism of our view that liberal states should, under certain conditions, fund denominational schools. We not only reject his plea for the accommodation of strong faith schools by liberalism but also criticise his portrayal of the character of the conflict between liberals and strong faith school…

Many state budgets are reaping the benefits of tax revenues that are rising faster than at any time since the economic slowdown ended. Overall tax collections by states rose by 11.7 percent in the first quarter of 2005, giving the legislatures extra cash to shore up school aid, increase teacher pay, and finance new initiatives such as full-day…

This paper provides a guide to statistically based methods for estimating the extra costs of educating disadvantaged students, shows how these methods are related, and compares state aid programs that account for these costs in different ways. We show how pupil weights, which are included in many state aid programs, can be estimated from an…