EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM ON THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION: THE CALIFORNIA CASE

This paper begins with an overview of the institutional structure of educational finance in California. Using two cross -sections of California school districts, one from before and the other after the second Serrano v. Priest decision of the California Supreme Court, the analysis shows there has be...

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Published in:National tax journal 1992-12, Vol.45 (4), p.405-419
Main Author: DOWNES, THOMAS A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessed valuation
Education
Educational reform
Expenditures
Finance
Government spending
Impacts
Property taxes
Public schools
Quality of education
Reforms
Revenue
School districts
School finance
Schools
Spending
Statistical analysis
Students
Studies
Total expenditures
Wealth
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Summary:This paper begins with an overview of the institutional structure of educational finance in California. Using two cross -sections of California school districts, one from before and the other after the second Serrano v. Priest decision of the California Supreme Court, the analysis shows there has been significant convergence across school districts in per pupil expenditures. A concomitant convergence in student performance is not seen. The paper considers possible explanations for this stability in relative performance. Of these, actions in wealthier districts to offset the constraints implicit in the post-Serrano finance reforms and changing demographics in poor districts offer the best explanations for the stability.
ISSN:0028-0283
1944-7477
DOI:10.1086/NTJ41788981