Heartland Policy Studies
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No. 82 Local Property Tax-Based Funding of Public Schools
Heartland Policy Study No. 82
Written By: Caroline M. Hoxby Ph.D.
Published In: Policy Studies > 1997
Publication date:
05/01/1997
Publisher: The Heartland Institute
The best and most stable method of providing public schools is a system where schools are organized into small districts and most funding is derived from local property taxes. It is not possible to maintain the good qualities of local control while increasing the state's role in raising school funds.
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