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Minority Support: School District Demographics and Support for Funding Election Measures
Alvord, Daniel Rauscher, Emily
Alvord, Daniel
Rauscher, Emily
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In the context of tight state budgets, local education funding is increasingly important. This article examines the relationship between district-level demographic characteristics and voter support for tax increases to fund the local school district. Using district-level panel data on California school district elections and demographics from 1995 to 2014, we ask the following questions: (1) What is the relationship between demographics and support for school district tax measures? and (2) Does this relationship vary by the type of tax measure? Results suggest that voter support varies by district demographics. However, results differ for bond and property tax measures and suggest that the proportion of Black students increases the likelihood of passing a bond measure but reduces the likelihood of passing a property tax measure. This heterogeneity offers one potential explanation for contradictory evidence in the literature. Results have implications for racial inequality of educational resources between districts.
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2019-09-20
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SAGE Publications
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Opportunity hoarding, School finance, California, Taxation, School bonds
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Alvord, D., & Rauscher, E. (2021). Minority Support: School District Demographics and Support for Funding Election Measures. Urban Affairs Review, 57(3), 643–674. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087419877461