Download or read book State Versus Local Control of Elementary Education (Finance). Bulletin, 1915, No. 22. Whole Number 649 written by Theodore L. MacDowell and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relation that should exist between central and local authorities has long been a favorite theme for persons interested in various theories of government. Many arguments have been produced, some based upon fact and others upon opinion, as to the relative merits of centralized and localized plans of government. In the field of education, as in governmental activities in general, the question of control has long been debated; and material presenting the issues front a theoretical standpoint is available. Little attempt has been made, however, to ascertain by statistical investigation the facts as to the actual status of educational control, either in regard to any one State or in regard to the United States as a whole. As a step toward the accomplishment of this purpose, the present study has been conceived and prepared, and it is presented with the hope that it may be the starting point of other similar investigations into a rich field of educational polity. One practical value of such investigations lies in the fact that legislators are coining more and more to rely upon the advice of educators in framing school laws, frequently to the point of the adoption of new and complete codes. It is well, therefore, that both educators and legislators should realize the effect of a piece of proposed or existent legislation in its bearing upon control. Contents include: (1) Basis for the distribution of State school moneys; (2) Extent of restriction attached to the local expenditure of State is school moneys; (3) State aid; (4) Restrictions upon the right of localities to borrow money and to issue bonds; (5) State regulation of the taxing duties and powers of localities; (6) State intervention; and (7) General summary. Individual sections contain footnotes. [Best copy available has been provided.].