Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/11-7-02sfp2.htm
Articles and research on fiscal issues affecting low-income families. Includes a detailed article with graphics that presents an overview of education finance.

Center for Public Policy Priorities
Basic information on school finance in Texas.
http://www.cppp.org/kidscount/education/finance.html
Texas Kids Count, includes a section on finance, history and per pupil spending by county.
http://www.cppp.org/research.php?aid=417
Texas – One and Indivisible, informative publication contrasting rich and poor school districts.

Education Commission of the States – Issue Paper
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/28/04/2804.htm
An ECS position paper discussing the past, present and future of school finance.

Equity Center
http://www.equitycenter.org/
Provides updates on legislation and litigation as well as background and reference information.

Intercultural Development Research Association
http://www.idra.org
Dedicated to educational equity and excellence, IDRA provides articles, research and tools for advocacy. See the policy updates and topical links to information on school finance. Also, get order information for the only comprehensive book on the history of school finance in Texas.

Texas Association of School Boards
http://www.tasb.org
Provides the basics of Texas school finance, including a brief history and definitions of terms used in the issue.

Texas Business and Education Coalition
http://www.tbec.org
Includes a position statement of the Texas Business and Education Coalition; postings from newspapers around Texas concerning the state of education; public education briefs; and stories of Texas student successes.

Texas Education Agency Finance Web Site
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance
A resource for state funding guidelines, presentations on school finance, public school health insurance, and school-finance related correspondence to school districts.

Other Related Resources and Organizations

Arizona Department of Education
http://www.ade.state.az.us/schoolfinance
Includes bulletin boards for school districts or charter schools; budgets for districts; FAQs about school finance; contacts about school finance; forms; reports; and due dates for data collection.

Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/cpre/finance
Project that looks at both current expenditure patterns of schools in a variety of district and state fiscal contexts as well as the costs of school improvement strategies at both the district and school site levels.

Dallas Concilio
http://www.dallasconcilio.org
The Dallas Concilio's mission is to advocate and enhance the quality of life for Hispanics through partnerships with our communities.

Ed Source Online
http://www.edsource.org/pub_fin.cfm
Articles and reports that provide background and insight into school finance theory, policy and practice.

Learning Point Associates
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/go/go300.htm
Gives an overview of redesigning school finance, goals for equitable funding, actions people can take for equitable funding, implementation pitfalls, different points of view, and illustrative cases.

LULAC National Educational Service Centers
http://www.lulac.org/programs/centers.html
A network of 16 counseling centers coordinated by an office in Washington, D.C., whose mission is to increase educational opportunities for Hispanic Americans through the development and implementation of effective programs in Hispanic communities throughout the United States.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
http://www.maldef.org/index.cfm
MALDEF represented the plaintiff districts in the Edgewood suits.

Mexican American School Board Members Association
http://www.masbatx.net
Meeting education, cultural, needs and rights of Mexican American and other disadvantaged and historically underserved students in public schools through leadership development, public policy analysis, political awareness, and community empowerment.

National Center for Education Statistics – Finance Statistics Center
http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/state_finance/StateFinancing.asp
Expert authors describe each state or province funding system as compiled by education finance researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Ottawa.

National Charter School Finance Study
http://www.aft.org/topics/charters/downloads/TNCSFS.pdf
The National Charter School Finance Study seeks answers to these questions: (1) How and why does charter school funding differ from school district funding? (2) Do charter schools get more or less funding than other public schools that offer comparable services for similar students? (3) Are charter school funding systems responsible for differences between charter schools and their host school districts in the way they spend money?

National Council of La Raza
http://www.nclr.org/
The National Council of La Raza a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans.

San Antonio Independent School District
http://www.saisd.net/
The mission of the San Antonio Independent School District is to graduate all students
as responsible citizens with the academic and social preparation to pursue higher education, join the military, or enter the work force.

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory – Policy Efforts Target School Finance through Forum, Research and Brief
http://w3.sedl.org/policy/insights/n16/welcome.html
SEDL's annual policy forum, current research, and Insights brief examine the relationship of resource allocation to student performance in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Texas Association for Bilingual Education
http://www.tabe.org/
Through a balanced program of research, professional development, and public education, TABE pursues the implementation of educational policies and effective bilingual-bicultural programs that promote equal educational opportunity and academic excellence for language minority students.

Texas Association for Chicano Higher Education
http://www.tache.org
TACHE was founded as a professional association of college and university faculty, staff and administrators to advocate for an equitable Hispanic representation in Texas colleges and universities.

Texas Education Agency, 2001-2002 Financial Actual Reports
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt/adfia02.html
This page will provide you with financial statistics of actual expenditures incurred.

Texas Federation of Teachers
http://www.tft.org
The Texas Federation of Teachers represents all non-administrative certified and classified public school employees in traditional public schools and some charter schools.