Abstract
This Note argues that the only adequate compromise between the pressure to limit taxes and the need to provide both educational quality and equity is to institute a form of full-state funded education. Part I of this Note briefly defines equity in public education and discusses the importance of increasing equity. Part II discusses other values and concerns that arise in the school-finance debate, such as liberty, local control, efficiency, and quality of education. Part III considers several fundamental school-finance alternatives. Part IV provides a historical overview of Michigan school finance reform and a description of the current State School Aid Act and its resulting inequities. The Note concludes in Part V by arguing that the future of Michigan's children is best secured through a system of full-state funding.
Recommended Citation
William S. Koski,
Equity in Public Education: School-Finance Reform in Michigan,
26
U. Mich. J. L. Reform
195
(1992).
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