State of the State and Provinces 2012

• In Event: Roundtable Session 47

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

State of the States and Provinces, 2012

Chair: Catherine C. Sielke, University of Georgia

This session will be an interactive symposium/town meeting allowing many participants to join the discussion of the political and economic climate affecting schools in the US and Canada.

The purpose of this proposed symposium is to gather expert representatives from the 50 states and the Canadian provinces to discuss current legislation that directly affects the financing of schools. Topics may include finance reform initiatives, budgets and allocations, recent policy decisions, recent school finance litigation, and other related issues. Participants submit a written paper which is posted on the SIG website.

Participants will include:

David Arsen, Michigan State University; Faith Crampton, University of Wisconsin; Milwaukee; Karen DeAngelis, University of Rochester; Jane Hall & Nat Malkus, University of Maryland; Anne Jefferson, University of Ottawa; Mark Joyce, NHSAA; Rob Knoeppel, Clemson; Barbara LaCost, University of Nebraska – Lincoln; Jeff Maiden, University of Oklahoma; Michele Mangan; William Mathis, EPIC, University of Colorado; Comfort Okpala, North Carolina A & T State University; Gary Peevely, Lincoln Memorial; Frank Peters, University of Alberta; Larry Picus, University of Southern California; Marge Plecki, University of Washington; Catherine Sielke, University of Georgia; Scott Sweetland, Ohio State University; Deborah Verstegen, University of Nevada, Reno; Randal Vesely, Purdue at Fort Wayne; Linda Vogel & Spence Weiler, University of Northern Colorado, Philip Westbrook, University of Alabama.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Fiscal Issues, Policy, and Education Finance

Chair

• Catherine C. Sielke, University of Georgia

Papers

• Georgia 2012 Legislative Update - Catherine C. Sielke, University of Georgia

• The State of Wisconsin’s School Finance: New Fiscal Challenges - Faith E. Crampton, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

• Nevada Legislation: New Directions and Continuing Dilemmas - Deborah A. Verstegen, University of Nevada

• Financing Education: A Survey of Finance Policies and Programs Across the 50 States - Robert Charles Knoeppel, Clemson University; Deborah A. Verstegen, University of Nevada