The Economics of Education: Exploring the Relationship between Quality of Schools, Property Tax and Urban Sprawl
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Authors
Khiroya, Radhika C.
Issue Date
2003
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
The topic of education is an issue constantly discussed and debated in the United
States. The importance of education to society as a whole is also an issue that
needs to be recognized. Many of societies tribulations can be broken down in
terms of the educated and the non-educated.
The first half of this paper researches the differences in income, race,
educational attainment and performance, crime and educational funding. Each
of these differences arises due to the difference in the amount of education.
Those with lower paying jobs or no job at all, tend to have a lower a lower level
of education than those who are employed. Those who attend schools in lower
income areas tend to be minorities who do not have access to better learning
resources to help promote education. Those who tend to be economically
disadvantaged tend to do poorly on standardized tests. This paper discusses how
this stratification between and population sprawl arises.
To see the application of the theories discussed in the descriptive section, the
second half of the paper applies them to the Grand Rapids, MI metropolitan
statistical area (MSA) and the Kalamazoo, MI MSA. The paper specifically
attempts to address how does quality of school relate to property taxes. The data
was collected from various sources; the US Census Bureau, the Michigan
Informational Directory, the Michigan State Board of Education and the
Standard and Poor's School Evaluation Services.
Overall this paper found that the effects of urban sprawl on children are cyclical
and lead from one generation to the next. One reason may be that a child
brought up in poverty conditions has a harder time finding adequate jobs or
resources for further schooling as they get older. This leaves them to endure the
same unforgiving conditions as earlier generations. Families with higher
socioeconomic statutes tend to have more opportunities and the financial
flexibility move to the suburbs to get away from the run-down conditions of the
city. Urban sprawl and education are part of this reoccurring trend that is a part
of society and must be addressed seriously.
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11, 154 p.
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