02472cam a2200445 i 4500 rnd000000000047020 RAND 20200811100926.0 920212s1979 cau b 000 0 eng d 79011654 0833001159 RAND/R-2348-NIE (Sirsi) a187853 $55.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- LB2825 .C37 1979 Carroll, Stephen J., 1940- author. The search for equity in school finance : results from five states / Stephen J. Carroll with the assistance of Millicent Cox and William Lisowski. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1979. xix, 267 pages ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier Rand Corporation / Report ; 2348-NIE "March 1979." Includes bibliographical references (p. 267). Describes outcomes of school finance reform in California, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, and New Mexico. Spending for education rose impressively in these states, but reform did little to equalize the distributions of revenues or instructional expenditures. Local property taxes for education declined in all the states but Michigan and became significantly more equal among school districts. Reform weakened the link between districts' revenues and their communities' property tax bases and, in most cases, their income levels. Reform generally had little effect on the distribution of revenues among district types. Reform did little to equalize districts' spending outcomes and opportunities probably because of the simultaneous pursuit of diverse and often conflicting objectives, and the add-ons and adjustments that states made to their basic finance plans, usually with disequalizing effects. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Education United States Finance. Cox, Millicent. author. Lisowski, William, 1950- author. Rand Corporation. National Institute of Education (U.S.) R (Rand Corporation) ; 2348-NIE Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2348/ 599707 599707