A Programming Approach to Financing Public Education

This paper demonstrates how linear programming can be used to derive optimal values of the parameters in formulas allocating state aid to public schools in New York. Although disparities in expenditures and tax rates among districts are not easily reduced by formula modifications, the model identifies tradeoffs between distributions of tax burdens and educational resources.

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Year of publication:	1982-07
Authors:	Colburn, James ; Boisvert, Richard N.
Institutions:	Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Subject:	Community/Rural/Urban Development \| Public Economics \| Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Staff Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Applied Economics and Management>Staff Papers Number 183953
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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