The Chinese version of COHIP-SF 19 was shown to have satisfactory psychometric properties for school-age children in China based on the findings of the study.
Jones, the head of Brearley's board of trustees, praised Dr. Hull's accomplishments, including leading the largest capital campaign in the school's history, making the student body and faculty more diverse, increasing financial aid and acquiring properties for the school's expansion.
In Connecticut, the local reliance on property taxes for school financings pushes growth in the other direction, Ms. Green said.
In 1997 the Vermont Supreme Court declared that the state's reliance on local property taxes for school funding created inequities in educational opportunities among towns.
Churchill noted that Pennsylvania relies heavily on local property taxes for school district funding, meaning that wealthier areas, with a larger tax base, have more money.
Voters around New York State overwhelmingly approved their school districts' annual budgets on Tuesday, the first to be delivered under a new cap on property taxes for schools.
The proposal would allow local property taxes for schools — usually about 60percentt of the bill — to increase at no more than 4percentt each year outside of the cities.
But a new call to cap property taxes for schools is an election-year gimmick that will do far more damage than good.
He said developing the land that the transfer tax would have preserved would result in $200 million in new property taxes for schools, roads, police protection and other services.
Three ballot measures in Colorado that would have cut the state income tax and sharply restricted government borrowing and property taxes for schools were overwhelmingly defeated.
The Legislature put a cap on property taxes for schools and promised to make up the difference with a new business tax.
