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1. Not by the Hand of Horace Mann

   How the Quest for Land Value Created the American School System
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2014
   William A. Fischel

   This 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...

2. The Future Role of the Property Tax in the Funding of K12 Education in the United States

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2014
   Andrew Reschovsky

   This 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...

3. Charter School Location

   Evidence and Policy Implications
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2014
   Robert Bifulco

   Charter 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...

4. Use-Value Assessment of Rural Land in the United States

   Libros
   Junio 2014
   John E. Anderson and Richard W. England

   This work explains and analyzes critical questions raised by the use-value assessment (UVA) policy for farmland preservation. It covers the origins, key features, impacts, and flaws of UVA programs...

5. Education, Land, and Location

   Libros
   Mayo 2014
   Edited by Gregory K. Ingram and Daphne A. Kenyon

   Because most children throughout the world attend elementary and secondary schools near their homes, where they live usually determines where they go to school. In the United States, the relationship...

6. California’s Parcel Tax

   Documentos de trabajo
   Septiembre 2014
   Jon Sonstelie

   Because of limitations on property tax revenue, many local governments in California levy a parcel tax. Like the property tax, a parcel tax is imposed on parcels of real property. Unlike the property...

7. Lucha contra las subdivisiones zombies

   Cómo lograron tres comunidades corregir el exceso de derechos de desarrollo
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2014
   Jim Holway, with Don Elliott and Anna Trentadue

   Las subdivisiones parcialmente construidas y los lotes vacantes sesgan los patrones de desarrollo y reducen la salud fiscal en muchos municipios de la región intermontañosa del oeste de...

8. Combating Zombie Subdivisions

   How Three Communities Redressed Excess Development Entitlements
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2014
   Jim Holway, with Don Elliott and Anna Trentadue

   Partially built subdivisions and vacant lots are skewing development patterns and diminishing fiscal health in municipalities throughout the U.S. Intermountain West. Three communities successfully...