"Quality Counts 2005" focuses on the burgeoning efforts to link funding to educational outcomes. This special issue of "Education Week" includes the following articles: (1) Financial Evolution (Lynn Olson); (2) Making Every Dollar Count (Robert C. Johnston); (3) Weighty Decisions (Jeff Archer); (4) Salary Adjustments (Melissa McCabe); (5) Financial Freedom (Caroline Hendrie); (6) The Bottom Line (David J. Hoff); (7) Uncertain Costs (Erik W. Robelen); (8) A Level Playing Field (Catherine Gewertz); (9) Targeted Spending (Jennifer Park); (10) Elusive Answers (David J. Hoff); and (10) State of the States (Ronald A. Skinner). Individual articles contain references, tables, and figures.