Reconciling state aid and property tax relief for urban schools - Birthing a new STAR in New York State

被引:4
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作者
Eom, Tae Ho [1 ]
Killeen, Kieran M.
机构
[1] Yonsei Univ, Dept Publ Adm, Seoul 120749, South Korea
[2] Univ Vermont, Burlington, VT USA
关键词
educational economics; education finance; state aid; property taxation;
D O I
10.1177/0013124507304126
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Similar to many property tax relief programs, New York State's School Tax Relief (STAR) program has been shown to exacerbate school resource inequities across urban, suburban, and rural schools. STAR's inherent conflict with the wealth equalization policies of New York State's school finance system are highlighted in a manner that effectively penalizes large, urban school districts by not adjusting for factors likely to contribute to high property taxation. As a policy solution, this article presents results of a simulation that distributes property tax relief using an econometrically based cost index. The results substantially favor high-need urban and rural school districts.
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页码:36 / 61
页数:26
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