Selected Papers in School Finance, 1997-99

	Introduction and Overview
	Adjusting for Differences in the Costs of Educational Inputs
	An Alternative Measure of Inflation in Teacher Salaries
	School Districts and Spending in the Schools
	New Revenues for Public Schools: Alternatives to Broad-Based Taxes
	Modern Education Productivity Research: Emerging Implications for the Financing of Education

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June 1999

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