Argues that the continued existence of predominantly Black institutions is educationally and sociologically justified, fiscally and politically feasible, and legally permissible. (Author/GC)

One of the most elusive problems confronted in designing state aid programs for the public schools has been the determination of equitable measures of local fiscal capacity. (Author)

A pooled, cross-sectional, time-series analysis of state manufacturing growth rates for 1970-85 indicates that manufacturing growth was influenced by workforce quality, population density, and elements of states' political economies, including state fiscal capacity, organizational capacity of labor, social wage policies, and state…

Levy-election results frequently mean the difference between the curtailment or expansion of educational services. This paper presents results of a study that explored the feasibility of using exit polling as an alternative way to assess voter attitudes in an urban school-district levy election. Background information is provided on two levy…

State and local governments are primary funders of education and children's services, directly funding some programs and matching funding from federal or other sources for other programs. Spending on programs for children varies widely. This report brings together data from various sources that, taken together, show spending on children's programs…

Findings of a study that determined the relationship between property taxes and individual adjusted gross income and that examined the feasibility of using these data to define an "income wealth" measure by school district are presented in this paper. Illinois Department of Revenue computer tapes for the tax years 1986-88 were analyzed;…

Information on basic trends in state and local government finances is presented in this fact sheet, which presents data on aggregate state and local government revenues, expenditures, and related variables for the period 1961-90. Data were derived from the Department of Commerce's National Income and Products Accounts to describe aggregate…

Results of a review of Wisconsin's general program for providing financial support to local school districts are presented in this paper, with a focus on developments of the 1980s. First, a brief history of the state aid program from 1949-80 is provided. The next section identifies seven disequalizing factors of the equalization aid program and…

Describes a study that measured the statistical correlation between the extent of educational services provided for exceptional children, as indicated by percentage of eligible children served and percentage of funds spent for special education, and state fiscal capacity, as indicated by per-capita income and per-pupil assessed valuation.…

The State of Alaska spends 75% of its operating revenues on transfer payments to individuals and local governments and on salaries and benefits of state workers. By the year 2000, dwindling petroleum revenues will result in a projected $1 billion gap between state income and spending, but inflation and growing population could widen that gap to…

An examination is made into the eroding financial health of intercollegiate athletic programs, especially at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), that was determined to have come about as a product of standard practices and policies. The question posed is, if Division I college sports have become a large…

Fiscal impact analysis is the study of the effect of development or policy alternatives on government expenditures and revenues and on taxes. There are numerous possible uses or objectives of fiscal impact studies; no one method of analysis is appropriate to all problems. Sensitivity analysis of critical assumptions is an important part of a…

Data on the total 1980-81 revenue and expenses of 22 Canadian colleges and universities affiliated or federated with the provincially assisted universities of Ontario are presented. Information is provided on: total actual revenue and expenses by type of general fund and excess of revenue over expenses before and after appropriations, actual…

Some local governments in nonmetro areas--especially those in the rural West and in very rural areas--experienced high levels of fiscal stress in the mid-seventies that were associated with high and rising local taxes. These local governments may be forced to cut back their rural development activities in the eighties. Fiscal pressures on local…

Florida's new school finance formula is characterized by a three mills power equalization scheme on top of a Strayer-Haig foundation plan. Finance legislation is predicated on the intent to equalize educational opportunity while increasing the authority and responsibility of districts for deciding matters of instructional organization and method.…