Reviewing+History+of+School+Finance

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1) The identification of the “unfunded education mandate” that was exemplified back in 1824 when the Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States required the establishment of elementary schools. From this far in the past to current times, there is a tremendous amount of unfunded mandates on schools today, such as the expectation of bullying prevention in schools and the importance of character education; or the impact of larger classroom sizes; all of which increases the expectations of local taxpayers to fund the programs to keep them active. =====

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2) The fact there has always been issues with school funding, especially when dealing with equality. It is apparent that the size of the school signifies the opportunities that students can participate in. Three are usually less opportunities for students in smaller schools than larger schools, but on the flipside, students in smaller schools usually do more activities than those in larger schools. In the efforts of school funding, it is easy to identify those districts that are considered Chapter 41 districts to those that are considered Chapter 42 districts. This past history of school finance is important to know, so history is not repeated, especially in today’s issues with school finance. =====

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3) The Gilmer-Aiken laws and its impact on the structure of schools. Seeing a significant drop in the number of school districts from 4500 to 2900 seemed to greatly impact the ways schools were to how schools are now. Knowing that a structure was developed for the State Board of Education, and how the Commissioner of Education was chosen all parallels today’s focus on schools and the attention paid to local taxes and state compensation. =====