TY - JOUR
T1 - Reconciling state aid and property tax relief for urban Schools
T2 - Birthing a new STAR in New York state
AU - Eom, Tae Ho
AU - Killeen, Kieran M.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Similar to many property tax relief programs, New York State's School Tax Relief (STAR) program has been shown to exacerbate school resource inequities across urban, suburban, and rural schools. STAR's inherent conflict with the wealth equalization policies of New York State's school finance system are highlighted in a manner that effectively penalizes large, urban school districts by not adjusting for factors likely to contribute to high property taxation. As a policy solution, this article presents results of a simulation that distributes property tax relief using an econometrically based cost index. The results substantially favor high-need urban and rural school districts.
AB - Similar to many property tax relief programs, New York State's School Tax Relief (STAR) program has been shown to exacerbate school resource inequities across urban, suburban, and rural schools. STAR's inherent conflict with the wealth equalization policies of New York State's school finance system are highlighted in a manner that effectively penalizes large, urban school districts by not adjusting for factors likely to contribute to high property taxation. As a policy solution, this article presents results of a simulation that distributes property tax relief using an econometrically based cost index. The results substantially favor high-need urban and rural school districts.
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U2 - 10.1177/0013124507304126
DO - 10.1177/0013124507304126
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35148877891
SN - 0013-1245
VL - 40
SP - 36
EP - 61
JO - Education and Urban Society
JF - Education and Urban Society
IS - 1
ER -