Opinions of Texas public school superintendents and school board presidents concerning the status of federal aid to education in Texas

Abstract

The fundamental problem of this study was to investigate the status of federal aid to education in Texas from opinions expressed by the school superintendents and the school board presidents concerning federal funding in relation to the: 1) population classification, 2) school district enrollment, 3) expenditure per pupil, and 4) major legislation that has affected education at the local level. The study provides important statistical information relative to the status of federal funding in Texas that was not heretofore available. Data for the study were obtained through the use of a questionnaire modeled after one developed by the National School Board's Association for a study administered in 1962. The questionnaires were mailed to 372 Texas public school superintendents and school board presidents of districts that had indicated a minimum gross average daily attendance of 1,000 students or more as indicated in the 1972-73 Texas Public School Directory published by the Texas Education Agency. The following conclusions were derived from the analysis of data obtained in the research.