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It’S A Trap: A New Economic Model Addressing American Public Education, Nikhil A. Gulati
It’S A Trap: A New Economic Model Addressing American Public Education, Nikhil A. Gulati
Notre Dame Law Review
This Note will argue that, when looking at the quality of a school district, there is some theoretical threshold that determines whether the use of local property tax and zoning by a local government will be effective in increasing the quality of the locality’s schools. This theoretical threshold is conceptually akin to the basic economic idea of a poverty trap. If a locality’s schools are above this quality threshold, the corresponding local government will be able to effectively utilize property taxes and zoning to increase the quality of its schools. However, if it is below the threshold, the local government …