Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Setting the Stage -- Part II Fairness and Productivity in School Finance -- 3 Equity I-Spending on Schools -- 4 Equity II-The Adequacy of Education -- 5 Improving the Productivity of Schools -- Part III Strategies for Meeting the Goals -- 6 Achieving Goal 1: Promoting Higher Achievement in a Cost-Efficient Way -- 7 Achieving Goal 2: Breaking the Nexus -- 8 Achieving Goal 3: Raising Revenue Fairly and Efficiently -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- APPENDIX A Data Needs -- APPENDIX B Biographical Sketches -- Index.