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12/10/07
A reminder to please come to an upcoming Lincoln Institute Event:
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The Property Tax – School Funding Dilemma |
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Thursday, December 13th at 10 a.m. |
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Nine Zero Hotel, Reflect Room – 90 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108
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Overview: States across the country have been under intense pressure to reduce the property tax burden on homeowners. At the same time, the demand has been equally urgent for improved performance in public education, often in the context of litigation aimed at equitable statewide school funding. The challenge of these twin policy objectives are addressed in "The Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma," the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's latest Policy Focus Report, which will be released at this event. The report's author, Lincoln Institute visiting fellow
Daphne A. Kenyon, will summarize this comprehensive review of recent research on both the property tax and school funding, and case studies of seven states – California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas. The report is intended to serve as a guide for policy makers who are grappling with the twin challenges of court mandates on school funding and public pressure to lower property taxes. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, the report recommends addressing property taxes and school funding separately – with greater use of "circuit breakers" to provide property tax relief, and more targeted distribution of state education aid.
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