From Equity to Adequacy to Choice: 

Perspectives on School Finance and School Finance Litigation

 

October 30, 2007

 

Reynolds Alumni Center

University of Missouri-Columbia

 

 

8:30                Welcome and Opening Remarks

                        Brady Deaton, University of Missouri-Columbia

                        Rex Sinquefield, Show-Me Institute

 

9:00 - 10:30    Session I

                       

            Papers:          "A New Defendant at the Table: CEE v. Missouri"

                                    Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri-Columbia

                                    James Smith, Management Analysis and Planning

                                    Matthew Springer, Vanderbilt University

           

"What Do Cost Functions Tell Us About the Cost of an Adequate Education?"

Eric Hanushek, Stanford University

Robert Costrell, University of Arkansas

Susanna Loeb, Stanford University

           

Discussants: Jason Grissom, University of Missouri

                        Brad Curs, University of Missouri-Columbia

 

10:45 - 12:15  Session II

           

            Papers:          "Spending Money When It is Not Clear What Works"

                                    Paul Hill, University of Washington

 

                                    "United States Education Finance: Past, Present, and Future"

                                    James Guthrie, Vanderbilt University

 

"Does Court Ordered Education Spending Contribute to Student Achievement?"

                                    Jay Greene, University of Arkansas

                                    Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

 

            Discussants: Carolyn Herrington, University of Missouri-Columbia

 

12:30 - 1:30    Lunch

 

1:45 - 3:15      Session III

 

            Papers:          "Crawford v. Davy: School Adequacy and Real Accountability"

                                    Julio Gomez, Attorney at Law, Fanwood, NJ

           

                                    "Voucher-Remedy Litigation: Theory and Strategy"

                                    Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute

 

            Discussants:  Kevin Chavous, Sonnenschein, Nath, and Rosenthal, LLP

                                    Michael Middleton, University of Missouri-Columbia

 

3:30 - 4:15    Where Do We Go From Here?

 

4:15 - 5:00     Reception

 

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