News release: The MIT Press publishes Education Finance and Policy

[Laura Esterly <lesterly@MIT.EDU>]

News Release

The MIT Press publishes new quarterly journal of the American
Education Finance Association
Free first issue content now available from The MIT Press

February 22, 2006

The MIT Press is delighted to announce the launch of a new 
quarterly journal, Education Finance and Policy (EFP). This joint 
venture between the American Education Finance Association and 
The MIT Press will address topics in a field attracting the 
attention of increasing numbers of policy makers and analysts. 
Articles from the Winter 2006 inaugural issue are now available 
for free online: 
<http://mitpress.mit.edu/efp>http://mitpress.mit.edu/efp

"AEFA's decision to create an official scholarly journal is a 
watershed event in the history of the organization," say editors 
David N. Figlio of University of Florida and David H. Monk of 
Pennsylvania State University. "and we have been impressed by the 
breadth and quality of the manuscripts we have received. The MIT 
Press is an outstanding publisher for Education Finance and 
Policy and we are gaining the attention of scholars and policy 
makers throughout the United States and beyond."

The first several issues of Education Finance and Policy include 
important new research contributions on topics such as charter 
school effectiveness, the education of immigrant students, 
dynamics in the teacher workforce, higher education finance, and 
the fiscal burden of school accountability.

Ongoing public policy developments affecting educational 
institutions present education policy-makers, administrators, and 
economists with new global challenges and opportunities. To aid 
in the deliberations and help frame the intellectual discourse on 
education policy and practice, EFP promotes understanding of the 
means by which global resources can be justly generated and 
productively engaged to enhance human learning at all levels. 
Topics explored in the journal include, but are not limited to: 
school accountability; school choice; education standards; equity 
and adequacy in school finance; within-school and district 
resource allocation; teacher compensation; training and labor 
markets; instructional policy; higher education productivity and 
finance; and special education.

To view the first issue of Education Finance and Policy for free 
online, and for further information, please visit 
<http://mitpress.mit.edu/efp>http://mitpress.mit.edu/efp.

Laura Esterly
Journals Marketing Manager
The MIT Press
238 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
lesterly@mit.edu
617-253-2866