The effects of state funding on property tax rates and school construction

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 532-542

  Plummer, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational finance; Expenditures; Grants; State and federal aid

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DEBT; DEVELOPMENT AID; EXPENDITURE;

EID: 33750617735     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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