Invidiousness and Inviolability in Public Education Finance.

Verstegen, Deborah A.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Invidiousness and Inviolability in Public Education Finance.

Verstegen, Deborah A.

Educational Administration Quarterly, v26 n3 p205-34 Aug 1990

Reviews the struggle between the public policy goals of local control (liberty) and equal opportunity (equality) as the guiding rationale for conceptions of equity. Discusses ameliorative resource allocation policies and the adequacy construct, along with certain legal implications. Urges that the wealth neutrality principle be broadened. Includes 96 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Public Support, Resource Allocation, Tax Effort

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

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Language: English

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