Helen F. Ladd and Margaret E. Goertz, Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, Routledge, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-415-83802-3. Pages: 676.

Sponsored by the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), the second edition of this handbook assembles in one place the existing research-based knowledge in education finance and policy, with particular attention to elementary and secondary education. Chapters from the first edition have been fully updated and revised to reflect current developments, new policies, and recent research. With new chapters on teacher evaluation, alternatives to traditional public schooling, and cost-benefit analysis, this volume provides a resource for anyone involved in education finance and policy.