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A Study of the Effects of Three Texas School Finance Bills and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 on Fiscal Equity in Operating Revenue

The purpose of this study was to compare per pupil receipts for operation in most school districts in Texas based on the changes in State funding provided for by three major finance bills and to analyze the effects of federal monies provided by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to determine the degree of equity in the State's school finance structure. The population consisted of 973 public school districts reporting all data for 1974-75, 1976-77, and 1977-78. The districts were grouped into ten wealth deciles based on School Tax Assessment Practices Board assessed property value per student in average daily attendance. A weighted mean value for each decile for each category and year of funding was computed. Correlation coefficients were computed to provide an index of relationship between the categories of dollars available per pupil for operations. Coefficients of variation were determined to express the magnitude of variation relative to the average value for each additive category for each decile.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331248
Date08 1900
CreatorsSmith, Frances B. (Frances Bowden)
ContributorsHalstead, Francis E., 1930-, Adams, Sexton, Huffstutler, E. V., Campbell, Lloyd P.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 121 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Smith, Frances B. (Frances Bowden), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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