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1. Comparative Measures of Property Tax Equity in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2022
   Ronald W. Rakow

   A nationwide analysis of property tax assessments and sales data over a ten-year period, by Christopher Berry of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, found pervasive...

2. Measures of Vertical Inequality in Assessments

   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2022
   Daniel P. McMillen and Ruchi Singh

   Standard measures of vertical inequity suggest that assessments are regressive in the sense that high-priced properties are often assessed at lower rates than low-priced properties. Conventional...

3. Designing School Aid Formulas to Achieve High-Quality and Equitable Education

   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2022
   Andrew Reschovsky

   This paper describes the school funding formulas necessary to achieve five broad funding goals that have driven school finance policies over the past 50 years. After briefly summarizing the type of...

4. What Makes a Fair School Finance System?

   Documentos de trabajo
   Mayo 2022
   Andrew Reschovsky

   This working paper explores the complexities involved in defining school funding equity and fairness. In defining what they mean by fairness, state policymakers must address several issues. The first...