Financing education in Newfoundland: 1960-61 to 1970-71
The purpose of this study was to review the program of public elementary and secondary school finance in Newfoundland from 1960-61 to 1970-71. -- At a more specific level, the purposes of the study were: (1) to make an analysis of 1960-61 to 1970-71 trends in provincial revenues for public elementar...
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
1973
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| Online Access: | https://research.library.mun.ca/7246/ https://research.library.mun.ca/7246/1/Russel_FrazerWoodrow.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7246/3/Russel_FrazerWoodrow.pdf |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to review the program of public elementary and secondary school finance in Newfoundland from 1960-61 to 1970-71. -- At a more specific level, the purposes of the study were: (1) to make an analysis of 1960-61 to 1970-71 trends in provincial revenues for public elementary and secondary education, (2) to make an analysis of provincial procedures for distributing provincial funds to local school boards, (3) to describe provincial organizational relationships - especially with reference to capital expenditures for public elementary and secondary education, (4) to make an analysis of 1960-61 to 1970-71 trends in local revenues for public elementary and secondary education, (5) to trace the development of local taxation for public elementary and secondary education during the period from 1960-61 to 1970-71, (6) to describe from the literature on public and school finance the foundation program concept of financing education, (7) to investigate the use of the foundation program in financing public elementary and secondary education in other Canadian provinces, (8) to make an analysis of 1960-61 to 1970-71 trends in public elementary and secondary school expenditures, (9) to examine the impact of increased price levels and increased enrollment on public elementary and secondary school expenditures during the period from 1960-61 to 1970-71, and (10) to make a statement of implications for future financing of public elementary and secondary education in Newfoundland. -- The data used in the study were obtained from: (1) Annual Reports of the Department of Education, (2) Annual Financial Reports of School Boards, (3) Public Accounts of the Province, (4) Newfoundland Federation of School Boards, (5) Provincial Association of School Tax Authorities, (6) Denominational Education Committees, (7) provincial statutes, (8) Canada Yearbooks, (9) other Statistics Canada publications, (10) regulations, files, and records of the Department of Education, and (11) Royal Commission Reports. -- The principal ... |
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