School Money Trials: The Legal Pursuit of Educational Adequacy

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v Acknowledgments ix 1 The Adequacy Lawsuit: A Critical Appraisal 1 Martin R. West and Paul E. Peterson part one Rationale 2 Adding Adequacy to Equity 25 Richard Briffault 3 Reinterpreting the Education Clauses in State Constitutions 55 John C. Eastman part two Evidence 4 The Alchemy of “Costing Out” an Adequate Education 77 Eric A. Hanushek Contents 00-7031-6-FM 1/3/07 3:30 PM Page v 5 The Politicization of the School Finance Legal Process 102 Matthew G. Springer and James W. Guthrie 6 Is Teacher Pay “Adequate”? 131 Michael Podgursky part three Impacts 7 Adequacy Judgments and School Reform 159 Frederick M. Hess 8 The Non-Implementation of New York’s Adequacy Judgment 195 Joe Williams 9 The Impact of School Finance Judgments on State Fiscal Policy 213 Christopher Berry part four Predictions 10 Adequacy, Accountability, and the Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act 243 Andrew Rudalevige 11 Adequacy Litigation in an Era of Accountability 262 Michael Heise 12 The Winning Defense in Massachusetts 278 Robert M. Costrell vi contents 00-7031-6-FM 1/3/07 3:30 PM Page vi part five Reflections 13 The Uncertain Future of Adequacy Remedies 307 Kenneth W. Starr 14. Adequacy Litigation and the Separation of Powers 322 Joshua Dunn and Martha Derthick Appendix: Significant School Finance Judgments, 1971–2005 345 Contributors 359 Index 361 contents vii 00-7031-6-FM 1/3/07 3:30 PM Page vii 00-7031-6-FM 1/3/07 3:30 PM Page viii ...