02913nam 2200625 a 450 991096730440332120251117115548.01-59332-013-2(CKB)111087028316810(OCoLC)614575960(CaPaEBR)ebrary10047968(SSID)ssj0000131563(PQKBManifestationID)11937060(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131563(PQKBWorkID)10016539(PQKB)11037309(MiAaPQ)EBC3016712(Au-PeEL)EBL3016712(CaPaEBR)ebr10047968(OCoLC)923649521(BIP)9023674(EXLCZ)9911108702831681020020925d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCourts as policymakers school finance reform litigation /Anna LukemeyerNew York LFB Scholarly Publishing20031 online resource (242 p.) American legal institutionsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-931202-46-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.School finance reform and the courts -- Policy issues as defined by education finance scholars -- Research questions and methods -- Judicial definitions of equity and case outcomes : findings -- Judicial definitions of equity and treatment of key issues : findings -- Exploring the impact of different judicial choices using simulations -- Judicial treatment of school finance equity issues : summary and conclusions.Lukemeyer describes four policy important to the effectiveness of school finance reforms: 1) the existence of multiple, sometimes inconsistent, definitions of school finance equity; 2) the uncertain relationship between school spending levels and student outcomes; 3) the role of differences in resource costs and student characteristics in designing an equitable funding system; 4) the role of voter preferences in determining school funding levels. Her book examines the role of each of these issues (and associated expert knowledge) in judicial reasoning and in decisions for or against plaintiffs.American legal institutions.EducationFinanceLaw and legislationUnited StatesJudgmentsUnited StatesJudicial processUnited StatesEducationUnited StatesFinanceEducationFinanceLaw and legislationJudgmentsJudicial processEducationFinance.344.73/076Lukemeyer Anna1870622MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967304403321Courts as policymakers4479139UNINA