From the ECS State Policy Database: Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Finance--Equity - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

A Survey of Finance Adequacy Studies MS Word PDF - The purpose of school finance adequacy studies is to determine the cost of providing students with an "adequate education." As this ECS StateNote demonstrates, the definition of an adequate education can vary greatly from one study to the next. Included are summaries of 12 states' adequacy studies as well as explanations of the types of studies performed and the differences between them. (Michael Griffith, Education Commission of the States, May 2007)...

Determining the Cost of a Basic or Core Education MS Word - Recent education reforms and court decisions have intensified the need for a useable model or procedure for determining the cost of a core education. Several states are reexamining the issue of adequacy in terms of "what is a core education and what does it cost?" While few procedures for determining these ideal spending ranges exist within education, other public service areas or the private sector might provide examples. (Mary Fulton, Education Commission of the States, April 1999)...

Funding Gaps 2006 - America’s school finance policies and systems create inequities that shortchange low-income and minority students and the schools and districts that serve them, according to this report. The authors offer analysis on three levels. Federal education funds for low-income students are distributed among states that benefit rich states over poor states. Spending differences among school districts within states shortchange their highest poverty and highest minority school districts. And finally, school districts spend less money spent in schools serving the most disadvantaged students. (Education Trust, 2006)...

2005 School Finance Report (Research Report No. 335) - This report details the current and historical school finance data for Kentucky in relation to equity gaps between districts, and the effectiveness of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990 and Support Education Excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) in reducing that gap. The 21% reduction in the district equity gap since 1990 is attributed to the KERA program, and the report examines the cost, benefits, and economic outcomes of equalizing funding across low and high wealth areas. (Marcia Ford Seiler, Pam Young, Jo Ann Ewalt, John T. Jones, Brenda Landy, Sabrina Olds, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky Office of Education Accountability, December 2006)...