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1. Rethinking the Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma

   Resúmenes de políticas públicas
   Febrero 2023
   By Daphne A. Kenyon, Bethany Paquin, and Andrew Reschovsky

   This policy brief focuses on the roles of the local property tax and state aid in the funding of public education and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. A key theme is the property tax–...

2. New Hampshire: Heavy Property Tax Reliance and Longstanding School Finance Litigation

   Documentos de trabajo
   Abril 2023
   Semida Munteanu, Bethany Paquin, and Sydney Zelinka

   New Hampshire does not levy a broad-based sales or individual income tax and therefore is the state most reliant on property taxes. In 1999, New Hampshire dramatically changed its system of school...

3. Land Matters Podcast: Orchestrating Impact: Retiring Scholars Reflect on the Lincoln Institute

   Revista Land Lines
   Febrero 2023
   By Anthony Flint, February 2, 2023

   Three scholars retiring from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy share thoughts on what it takes for a nonprofit organization to have real-world impact.

4. Property Tax Relief for Homeowners

   Resúmenes de políticas públicas
   Marzo 2022
   Adam H. Langley and Joan Youngman

   Property Tax Relief for Homeowners offers a guide to providing effective, targeted property tax relief without compromising municipal fiscal health or services.

5. This Simple Policy Tool Can Make Property Taxes Fairer and Ease Homeowner Hardship

   Revista Land Lines
   Diciembre 2022
   By Jon Gorey, December 6, 2022

   A homestead exemption is a fiscally sound and equitable way to ease the property tax burden on residents.

6. Peking University–Lincoln Institute Center Celebrates 15th Anniversary

   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2022
   By Katharine Wroth, November 28, 2022

   The Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy celebrated its 15th anniversary in November 2022. Leaders from both organizations gathered virtually and in person...

7. How State Aid and Local Property Taxes Can Together Fund Quality Education for All Students

   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2022
   By Allison Ehrich Bernstein, November 15, 2022

   Local property taxes and state aid each have flaws, but a thoughtful combination of these two revenue sources is the most effective recipe for funding a high-quality K–12 education for all...

8. Mayor’s Desk: Cultivating Climate Resilience in Sierra Leone

   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2022
   By Anthony Flint, November 10, 2022

   Freetown, Sierra Leone, is one of seven cities around the world that have appointed chief heat officers as part of a global effort to invest in a climate-resilient future. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr...

9. 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study

   For Taxes Paid in 2021
   Otro
   Julio 2022
   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence

   As the largest source of revenue raised by local governments, a well-functioning property tax system is critical for promoting municipal fiscal health. This report documents the wide range of...

10. Rethinking the Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma

    Enfoques en políticas de suelo
    Noviembre 2022
    By Daphne A. Kenyon, Ph.D., Bethany P. Paquin, and Andrew Reschovsky

    This report focuses on the roles of the local property tax and state aid in the funding of public education and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. A key theme is the property tax–school...