Centralization of school finance in Michigan

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ID11680630
AutoresPaul N Courant (University of Michigan, autor correspondente), Susanna Loeb (0000-0003-1854-8843, University of Michigan)
Ano1997
Volume16
Fascículo1
Páginas114-136
Data de publicação1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1520-6688(199724)16:1<114::aid-pam6>3.0.co;2-i
OpenAlexW2089942961
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas1

School finance reform in Michigan involved centralization (at the state level) of spending decisions about schools, a large tax shift (mostly from property to sales), and a small tax cut. The changes came about after two decades of failed attempts to reduce property taxes in the state, and were the immediate result of an unlikely piece of legislation that abolished all funding for public schools. Unlike most centralized systems, foundation grants in Michigan differ by district. Distributionally, the reforms favor residents of small, rural districts (whose spending was increased sharply). Residents of poorer urban areas, including Detroit, lost net income as a result of the reforms, as did residents of some of the richest suburbs in the state. Michigan permits a number of districts to supplement their foundation grants by limited amounts, a strategy that we argue may be a promising way of combining the efficiency benefits of local control with the equity benefits of foundation grant systems

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