James Guthrie, Author at Show-Me Institute https://showmeinstitute.org Where Liberty Comes First Fri, 01 May 2026 15:09:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://showmeinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/show-me-icon-150x150.png James Guthrie, Author at Show-Me Institute https://showmeinstitute.org 32 32 Next Needed Steps in the Evolution of American Education Finance and Policy https://showmeinstitute.org/publication/school-choice/next-needed-steps-in-the-evolution-of-american-education-finance-and-policy/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000 http://showmeinstitute.local/publications/next-needed-steps-in-the-evolution-of-american-education-finance-and-policy/ This article asserts that although there has been a consistently increasing demand on both the national and state levels for alignment of resources (inputs) to improved student outcomes (outputs), the […]

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]]> This article asserts that although there has been a consistently increasing demand on both the national and state levels for alignment of resources (inputs) to improved student outcomes (outputs), the lack of a systematic and well-defined policy portfolio has limited reform effectiveness. This article specifically examines the overreliance on standards and curriculum as reform mechanisms and the often distracting and unproductive judicial interventions connected to equity and adequacy litigation.

 

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