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Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy

Edited by Helen F. Ladd, Edward B. Fiske

Published November 26th 2007 by Routledge – 762 pages

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Description

Sponsored by the American Education Finance Association (AEFA), this groundbreaking new Handbook assembles in one place the existing research-based knowledge in education finance and policy, thereby helping to define this evolving field of research and practice. It provides a readily available resource for anyone seriously involved in education finance and policy in the United States and around the world.

The Handbook traces the evolution of the field from its initial focus on school inputs (per pupil expenditures) and the revenue sources (property taxes, state aid programs, etc) used to finance these inputs to a focus on educational outcomes (student achievement) and the larger policies used to achieve them. It shows how the current decision-making context in school finance inevitably interacts with those of governance, accountability, equity, privatization, and other areas of education policy. Because a full understanding of the important contemporary issues requires inputs from a variety of perspectives, the Handbook draws on contributors from a variety of disciplines. While many of the chapters cover complex state-of-the-art empirical research, the authors explain key concepts in language that non-specialists can understand.

Reviews

"Despite the inclusion of data and empirical research, the authors explain key concepts in a language that nonspecialists can understand and include contributors from a variety of disciplines to attain a full understanding of important contemporary issues in education and how they relate to finance." -- April 2008, ERS e-Bulletin

Contents

Introduction. Helen F. Ladd and Edward B. Fiske Section 1: Perspectives on Education Finance and Policy Section Editors: James W. Guthrie and Michael Kirst 1. History and Scholarship Regarding United States Education Finance and Policy. Matthew G. Springer, Eric A. Houck and James W. Guthrie 2. The Role of Economics in Education Policy Research Dominic J. Brewer, Guilbert C. Hentschke and Eric R. Eide with Ally Kuzin and Michelle Nayfack 3. The Past, Present and Possible Futures of Educational Finance Reform. Litigation William S. Koski and Jesse Hahnel 4. Politics, Political Cultures and Government. James W. Guthrie and Kenneth Wong. 5. Educational Goals: A Public Perspective. Richard Rothstein and Rebecca Jacobsen 6. Quantitative Research Methods in Education Finance and Policy. Patrick McEwan 7. The Evolution of Comparative and International Education Statistics. Stephen P. Heyneman and Chad R. Lykins Section 2: Making Money Matter

Section Editors: Jennifer King Rice and Amy Ellen Schwartz 8. Toward an Understanding of Productivity in Education. Jennifer King Rice and Amy Ellen Schwartz 9. Teachers Matter, But Effective Teacher Quality Policies are Elusive: Hints from Research for Creating a More Productive Teacher Workforce. Dan Goldhaber 10. School Accountability and Student Achievement. David N. Figlio and Helen F. Ladd 11. School Competition and Student Outcomes. Brian Gill and Kevin Booker Section 3: Promoting Equity and Adequacy Section Editor: Leanna Stiefel 12. Conceptions of Equity and Adequacy in School Finance. Bruce D. Baker and Preston C. Green

13. Measuring Equity and Adequacy in School Finance. Thomas A. Downes and Leanna Stiefel 14. Measurement of cost differentials. William Duncombe and John Yinger15. Intergovernmental Aid Formulas and Case Studies. Lawrence O. Picus, Margaret Goertz and Allan Odden 16. Education Equity in an International Context. Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd Section 4: Changing Patterns of Governance and Finance

Section Editor: Andrew Reschovsky 17. The Changing Federal Role in Education Finance and Governance. Nora E. Gordon 18. The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Financing Public Schools. Janet S. Hansen 19. Equity, Adequacy, and the Evolving State Role in Education Finance. Sean P. Corcoran and William N. Evans 20. The Local Funding of Schools: The Property Tax and Its Alternatives. Therese J. McGuire and Leslie E. Papke. 21. Tax and Expenditure Limits, School Finance, and School Quality. Thomas A. Downes and David N. Figlio Section 5: Educational Markets and Decentralization Section Editor: Henry M. Levin 22. Issues in Educational Privatization. Henry M. Levin 23. Autonomous Schools: Theory, Evidence and Policy. David Plank and BetsANN Smith 24. Charter Schools. Robert Bifulco and Katrina Bulkley 25. Beyond the Rhetoric: Surveying the Evidence of Vouchers and Tax Credits. Ron Zimmer and Eric Bettinger. 26. Home Schooling. Clive Belfield. 27. Educational Management Organizations. Gary Miron. Section 6: Race, SES and Achievement Gaps Section Editor: Susanna Loeb 28. Patterns and Trends in Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Academic Achievement Gaps. Sean F. Reardon and Joseph P. Robinson 29. Early Childhood & the Achievement Gap. Susanna Loeb and Daphna Bassok 30. Closing the Student Achievement Gap by Increasing the Effectiveness of Teachers in Low-Performing Schools: What are Promising Policies? Don Boyd, Hamilton Lankford and James Wyckoff 31. Educational Outcomes of Disadvantaged Students: From Desegregation to Accountability. Douglas N. Harris Section 7: Special Circumstances Section Editor: David Monk 32. Special Education. Jenifer J. Harr, Tom Parrish and Jay Chambers. 33. Resource Needs for Educating Linguistic Minority Students. Russell W. Rumberger and Patricia Gándara. 34. Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Rural School Settings. John Sipple and Brian Brent 35. The Organizational and Fiscal Implications of Transient Student Psopulations. Kieran M. Killeen and Kai A. Schafft Section 8: Higher Education

Section Editors: David Breneman and Michael McPherson 36. The Financing of Public Colleges and Universities in the United States. Paul E. Lingenfelter 37. Cost and Pricing in Higher Education. William F. Massy 38. The Effects of Education on Labor Market Outcomes. Jessica Goldberg and Jeffrey Smith 39. The Student Aid System: An Overview. Sandy Baum 40. Bridging the High School-College Divide. Thomas Bailey

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