Updating the Texas Cost of Education Index.

Taylor, Lori L.; Alexander, Celeste D.; Gronberg, Timothy J.; Jansen, Dennis W.; Keller, Harrison

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ERIC Number: EJ659236

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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Updating the Texas Cost of Education Index.

Taylor, Lori L.; Alexander, Celeste D.; Gronberg, Timothy J.; Jansen, Dennis W.; Keller, Harrison

Journal of Education Finance, v28 n2 p261-84 Fall 2002

Reviews literature on cost-of-living adjustments. Analyzes advantages and disadvantages of three alternative strategies for updating the Texas Cost-of-Education Index used in its school finance formula: A comparable-wage index, a cost-of-services index, and a cost-of-outcomes index. (Contains 38 references.) (PKP)

Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Outcomes of Education, Services, State Aid

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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IES Cited: ED491640; ED492607; ED547110

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