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Not by the Hand of Horace Mann
How the Quest for Land Value Created the American School SystemPonenciasMayo 2014This paper by William A. Fischel is an economic history of K–12 education and the structure of school districts. As the second part of the title suggests, Fischel argues that land or property values...
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The Future Role of the Property Tax in the Funding of K12 Education in the United States
PonenciasMayo 2014This paper reviews the role of the property tax in funding K–12 education. At present, local and state governments each contribute a national average of 44 percent of the funds spent on public...
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Charter School Location
Evidence and Policy ImplicationsPonenciasMayo 2014Robert BifulcoCharter schools are just one school choice option, but one of the options that is growing rapidly. Robert Bifulco contributes a thorough review of the literature on charter school location, pointing...
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Charter Schools and Minority Access to Quality Education
PonenciasMayo 2014John Logan, Julia Burdick-Will, and Elisabeta MincaJohn R. Logan, Julia Burdick-Will, and Elisabeta Minca contribute a complementary analysis of charter schools across the United States. Their sample included only districts with at least one non-...
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Community Characteristics of Homeschooling
The Case of VirginiaPonenciasMayo 2014Luke MillerIn this paper, Luke C. Miller addresses homeschooling, a form of school choice that has been increasing rapidly and in which students now outnumber those attending charter schools. Using school...