Gubernatorial Issue Seen in School Financing
The chart explains local school financing by calculating the local effort rate for 1947-48. It divides dollars raised locally for school operation by total local taxable wealth, expressed per 100 dollars of wealth to compare counties and cities.
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Warren County
Powhatan County
Winchester
Martinsville
Virginia
General Assembly of Virginia
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Lynchburg
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Equalization of Tax Effort Requires Constructive Administration Action
A Virginia State Chamber study analyzes local school funding effort in 1947-48. It compares counties and cities by local tax effort to support education, finding wide disparities and urging equitable state aid distribution and stronger local tax effort for fiscal balance.
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William H. Stauffer
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Stauffer
Virginia General Assembly