Other researchers,
stakeholder groups, legislators, and agencies have written
analysis on school finance and relevant issues. The following
publications and links are useful resources for understanding
school funding reform in Wisconsin and around the nation.
Wisconsin
Resources
University
of Wisconsin-Madison Study on Funding of Wisconsin Schools
(Consortium for Policy Research in Public Education, University
of Wisconsin-Madison)(Ongoing research of Prof. Allan Odden)
The work of Prof. Allan Odden, funded by the Rockefeller
Foundation of New York, is a two-year effort to determine
the cost to adequately fund K-12 education in Wisconsin.
It addresses the recommendation of the Governor’s
Task Force on Educational Excellence for such a study.
The
Effects of Revenue Controls on the Programs and Services Offered
by Wisconsin’s Public Schools, 2004-05 School Year
(Wisconsin Education Association Council and Wisconsin Association
of School District Administrators) (December 2005)
This annual survey details the impact of Wisconsin’s
school-funding system on public school classrooms around
the state. Started for the 1998-99 school year, it shows
how revenue limits have reduced the quantity and quality
of education offered to the state’s children.
A
Policymaker's Guide to School Finance: Approaches to Use and
Questions to Ask
Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars Briefing Report (UW-Extension)
(February 2004)
This report provides an overview of the history and current
state of school finance reform in Wisconsin, including a
review of the Adequacy approach and costing-out with reference
to the WAES Wisconsin Adequacy Plan.
Wisconsin's
School Finance: A Policy Primer
Andrew Reschovsky, The Robert M. La Follette School of Public
Affairs, UW–Madison (November 2002)
This primer provides a thorough history and review of Wisconsin's
school finance system.
National
Resources
ACCESS
(Advocacy Center for Children's Educational Success with Standards)
ACCESS offers an extensive array of resources on school
finance litigation, policy, and advocacy, including state-by-state
analyses and a special section on costing-out.
School
Finance Adequacy: The State Role
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (Insights
on Education Policy, Practice, and Research #16, March
2004)
This policy brief discusses how Adequacy—having overtaken
equity as the top school finance issue—can be determined
and the challenges it presents to policymakers.
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