CONTENTS

State Higher Education Funding Models: An Assessment of

Current and Emerging Approaches
DANIEL T. LAYZELL is assistant vice president for strategic planning and policy analysis at the University of Illinois.

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On the Utility of National Datasets and Resource Cost Models for

Estimating Faculty Instructional Costs in Higher Education
CHRISTOPHER C. MORPHEW is an associate professor in the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. BRUCE BAKER is associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Kansas.

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Getting Real: A Different Perspective on the Relationship Between

School Resources and Student Outcomes
G. KENNEDY GREENE is an adjunct professor of education, LUIS A. HUERTA is an assistant professor of education, and CRAIG RICHARDS is a professor of education in the Department of Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University.

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A Thorough and Efficient Definition of "Thorough and Efficient":

The Starting Point for Meaningful School Funding Reform
JEREMY J. NEFF is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law and works for Ennis, Roberts & Fischer LPA, a Cincinnati firm that serves public school districts.

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