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Meeting agendas and minutes; press release calling for more money from the state; report

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Minutes; review of staff proposals re school financing

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Booklets and brochure, “Legislative Program 1961” and “A New Approach to School Finance: 1961 Review of Fiscal Policy in New York State,” with staff studies; press release calling for more state support; minutes; correspondence

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Report, “Maintaining the Agreed Upon Balance as Between State and Local Support”; memo re matters requiring long-range study re public school finance; minutes; confidential report re meeting with Gov. Rockefeller and legislative leaders

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Brochure, “A Vital Message for All Citizens of New York State interested in Children and the Future”; summary of the board's major fiscal proposals for 1959; booklet, “The School Budget and School Quality: 1959 Review of Fiscal Policy for Public Education in New York State”; booklet, “Are New York State Schools Good Enough? A Study Prepared by the New York State Educational Conference Board”; recommendations for legislative action

Scope and Contents 1959 Review of Fiscal Policy for Public Education in New York State Staff Study No. 1: “Cost of Living, Standard of Living, and Community Characteristics Related to the Purchasing Power of the Educational Dollar”; No. 2: “Public Tests of School Quality”; No. 3: “Government Costs and Tax Revenues”; No. 4: “The Involvement of Staff and Public in the Development of Policy and Budget”; No. 5: “Trends in School Expenditures and Tax Rates and the Stability of State Aid”; 1964 staff studies 1 &...

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Minutes; letter from Nelson Rockefeller asserting belief in strong state government responsibility for education, need for expansion of student financial aid; college education for every qualified student seeking it; report, “Toward More Quality Education: 1958 Review of Fiscal Policy for Public Education in New York State”; “Staff Studies on Constitutional Provisions for Public Education in New York State,” February 1958

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Report, “1957 Review of Fiscal Policy for Public Education in New York State: State and Local Support of the Foundation Program”; papers, “The Constitution and the Public Schools” and “Educational Growth and the New York State Constitution”; subcommittee report of the Tax Relief Committee of the Nassau Suffolk School Boards; minutes; correspondence

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Reports, “Quality in Public Education and the Local Unit of School Government: A Review of Public Policy Relative to School Districts” and “1955 Review of Fiscal Policy for Public Education in New York State – Part II: The State Aid Program and Evolving Educational Needs”; press release, “Evaluation of Heald Commission Report,” re state financing formula; summary of Heald Commission proposals