Study of Uncontrollable Variations in the Costs of Texas Public Education (Fall 2000)
This report examines the potential effects of different methods for adjusting Texas's Cost-of-Education Index, the mechanism Texas uses to adjust public school funding.
Full Report (4.9mb)
01—Front matter and table of contents (144kb)
02—Summary findings (48kb)
03—Education cost indexing in theory and practice (44kb)
04—The existing Texas Cost-of-Education Index (84kb)
05—Alternative approaches to a new Texas cost adjustment (648kb)
06—Glossary (40kb)
07—Technical notes (280kb)
08—Statutory references to the Cost-of-Education Index (40kb)
09—Projected index values by school district (164kb)
10—Maps of projected index values (1998–99 data) (3.5mb)
11—Bibliography (32kb)
Technical Supplement (January 2002)
This report is a companion to our Fall 2000 summary report. This supplement includes a discussion of our estimation strategies, reports from external reviewers, and index values and maps generated using 1999–2000 data.
Full Technical Supplement (with appendices A, B, and D) (660kb)
Technical Supplement (without appendices) (288kb)
Appendix A: Figures Pertaining to Projected Index Values (256kb)
Appendix B: Projected Index Values by School District (156kb)
Appendix C: Maps of Projected Index Values (4.9mb)
Appendix D: Bibliography (52kb)