A Revenue System for Texas Public Schools; Recommendations
Title | A Revenue System for Texas Public Schools; Recommendations PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 27 |
Release | 1974 |
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A Revenue System for Texas Public Schools
Title | A Revenue System for Texas Public Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Education |
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An analysis of the revenue system of Texas public schools
Title | An analysis of the revenue system of Texas public schools PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Research League |
Publisher | |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Education |
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School Finance Reform in Texas
Title | School Finance Reform in Texas PDF eBook |
Author | United States Commission on Civil Rights. Texas State Advisory Committee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Education |
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This document contains recommendations for changes in the Texas system of educational finance to improve educational opportunity for Mexican Americans and African Americans. The report examines alternative methods of finance, focusing on methods for improving the existing property tax system. The authors recommend that the State (1) supervise and control assessment of property; (2) assume the revenue-raising function for public elementary and secondary education; (3) enact personal income and corporate profits taxes; (4) raise its level of per pupil expenditure; and (5) grant aid on the basis of a child's need.
Texas Public School Finance: Resolving the Issue
Title | Texas Public School Finance: Resolving the Issue PDF eBook |
Author | Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Education |
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Reinventing Public Education
Title | Reinventing Public Education PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Hill |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2009-02-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0226336530 |
A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, the authors propose an innovative approach to solving the problems of our school system and find a middle ground between these extremes. Reinventing Public Education shows how contracting would radically change the way we operate our schools, while keeping them public and accessible to all, and making them better able to meet standards of achievement and equity. Using public funds, local school boards would select private providers to operate individual schools under formal contracts specifying the type and quality of instruction. In a hands-on, concrete fashion, the authors provide a thorough explanation of the pros and cons of school contracting and how it would work in practice. They show how contracting would free local school boards from operating schools so they can focus on improving educational policy; how it would allow parents to choose the best school for their children; and, finally, how it would ensure that schools are held accountable and academic standards are met. While retaining a strong public role in education, contracting enables schools to be more imaginative, adaptable, and suited to the needs of children and families. In presenting an alternative vision for America’s schools, Reinventing Public Education is too important to be ignored.
Recommendations for Legislative Consideration on Public Education in Texas
Title | Recommendations for Legislative Consideration on Public Education in Texas PDF eBook |
Author | Texas. State Board of Education |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | Education |
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