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For Better or for Worse? School Finance Reform in California by Sonstelie, Jon, Brunner, Eric, Ardon, Kenneth

“…The consequences of the 1971 California Supreme Court decision "Serrano vs. Priest," in which the court sought to level disparities in school expenditure, and…”
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School board politics, school district size, and the bargaining power of teachers' unions by Rose, Heather, Sonstelie, Jon

“…This paper presents a public choice theory of the bargaining power of teachers’ unions. The theory predicts that the power of the unions rises with the size of…”
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THE PARCEL TAX AS A SOURCE OF LOCAL REVENUE FOR CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS by Lang, Bree J., Sonstelie, Jon

“…School finance is highly centralized in California, as the state determines almost all of the revenue school districts receive. The only significant source of…”
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Resource Needs of California Public Schools: Results from a Survey of Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents by Sonstelie, Jon

“…This article reports the results of school budget simulations with 568 randomly selected California public school teachers, principals, and superintendents…”
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An Analysis of Professional Judgments by Rose, Heather, Sonstelie, Jon

“…Many states have used professional judgment panels to determine the resources schools need to meet certain performance targets. This study initiates a critical…”
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Homeowners, property values, and the political economy of the school voucher by Brunner, Eric, Sonstelie, Jon

“…A school voucher would decrease property values in neighborhoods with superior public schools and increase property values in neighborhoods with inferior…”
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School finance reform and voluntary fiscal federalism by Brunner, Eric, Sonstelie, Jon

“…California has transferred the financing of its public schools from localities to the state. In response, many families have supplemented the tax revenue of…”
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Capitalization and the Voucher: An Analysis of Precinct Returns from California's Proposition 174 by Brunner, Eric, Sonstelie, Jon, Thayer, Mark

“…In 1993, Californians voted on a school voucher initiative. We hypothesize that homeowners in good school districts understood the voucher to be a threat to…”
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Truth or consequences: Cost revelation and regulation by Vaupel, James W., Sonstelie, Jon C., Portney, Paul R.

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The Spatial Concentration of Crime by Freeman, Scott, Grogger, Jeffrey, Sonstelie, Jon

“…This paper presents a model explaining the spatial concentration of crime. The model features two neighborhoods identical in preferences, abilities, and…”
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DID SERRANO CAUSE A DECLINE IN SCHOOL SPENDING? by SILVA, FABIO, SONSTELIE, JON

“…Compared to the national average, California's public school spending per pupil fell by 23 percent from 1970 to 1990. We find that about half of the decline…”
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Did Serrano cause a decline in school spending? by Silva, Fabio, Sonstelie, Jon

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Aligning School Finance with Academic Standards: A Weighted-Student Formula Based on a Survey of Practitioners. Occasional Paper by Sonstelie, Jon

“…This report contains estimates of the cost to California's public schools of meeting the state's achievement standards. In the aggregate, the cost is about 40…”
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The Welfare Cost of Free Public Schools by Sonstelie, Jon

“…The welfare cost of free public schools is the difference between the cost of those schools and the maximum parents would be willing to pay to send their…”
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Funding Formulas for California Schools IV: An Analysis of Governor Brown's Weighted Pupil Funding Formula, May Budget Revision by Rose, Heather, Sonstelie, Jon, Weston, Margaret

“…In his 2012-13 budget, Governor Brown proposed a new system for allocating state revenue among California school districts. In May the governor revised his…”
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Funding Formulas for California Schools III: An Analysis of Governor Brown's Weighted Pupil Funding Formula by Rose, Heather, Sonstelie, Jon, Weston, Margaret

“…In his 2012-13 budget Governor Brown proposed a new system for allocating state revenue among California school districts. By all accounts the current system…”
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PUBLIC SCHOOL QUALITY AND PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS by SONSTELIE, JON

“…Proposition 13 could have a significant long-run effect on California's public schools due to the resulting drastic cutback in public school spending. Such a…”
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PUBLIC SCHOOL QUALITY AND PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS: I. Introduction by Sonstelie, Jon

“…PROPOSITION 13 will undoubtedly have a significant, long-run effect on California's public schools. A literal reading of that proposition suggests a fairly…”
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Pathways for School Finance in California by Rose, Heather, Sonstelie, Jon, Weston, Margaret

“…California's budget crisis has diminished educational resources for the state's current cohort of public school students. Because school districts have less…”
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Pathways for School Finance in California. Technical Appendix by Rose, Heather, Sonstelie, Jon, Weston, Margaret

“…This is a technical appendix for the report, "Pathways for School Finance in California" (ED515651). "Pathways for School Finance in California" simulates…”
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