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A 9 page review of California school funding. The author assesses past and current funding and emphasizes that while questioning the manner in which our public schools are funded and how they utilize those funds is quite prudent, spending too much time fighting about dollars can be as much a detriment to the educational goals as a benefit. Money does not always determine educational quality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPedCal.rtf
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The California school finance system has been the target of considerable criticism in recent years because of perceived inequities between districts and the amounts being spent per student.
Just as there are critics of the California system, however, there are also those that contend that this system has indeed achieved substantial equity. The friction that results between
those supporting the current system and those condemning it can be substantial to say the least. In reality, however, this is a healthy friction. Given the current state
of education in this country questioning the manner in which our public schools are funded and how they utilize those funds is quite prudent. Spending too much time spinning
our wheels fighting about dollars, however, can be as much a detriment to the educational goals as a benefit. Money does not always determine educational quality.
Public school funding comes from the taxes that we as citizens pay into our region, our state and our nation. A significant percentage of public
school funding comes from the local tax base. The manner in which particular states distribute these moneys, however, can vary significantly (Walter and Sweetland, 2003). Poorer districts might
receive less moneys per student than richer districts on the basis of their particular tax base or, as a result of attempts to level the educational playing field, they might
receive more than wealthier districts (Walter and Sweetland, 2003). Walter and Sweetland (2003) note that tension is often the result and that, in fact, this tension can become the
focus of school finance reform litigation. Litigation surrounding funding adequacy typically seeks to prove that a state has not met up
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