Mark Weber

Mark Weber is member of the research team for the School Finance Indicators Database project. He is also the Special Analyst for Education Policy at the New Jersey Policy Perspective, a Lecturer at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, and a music educator in Warren Township, New Jersey.

In addition to peer- reviewed articles and policy briefs, Weber also writes regularly on education policy for a variety of media outlets. His blog, "Jersey Jazzman," is one of the most widely read education blogs in the nation. Weber's research interests include charter schools, teacher evaluation, testing, and arts education. He has a Ph.D. from Rutgers University.

Authored Blog Posts

Title	Authored on
Beyond the Blame Game: Remote Schooling Was Predicted By Spending Adequacy	Apr 20, 2023
How Much Has Education Spending Increased Over Time?	Oct 07, 2022

Authored Publications

Title	Authored on
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (Sixth Edition)	Jan 12, 2024
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (Fifth Edition)	Dec 07, 2022
Ensuring Adequate Education Funding For All: A New Federal Foundation Aid Formula	Sep 01, 2022
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (fourth edition)	Nov 10, 2021
The Adequacy of School District Spending in the U.S.	Mar 23, 2021
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (third edition)	Jan 21, 2021
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (second edition)	Feb 10, 2020
School Finance and Teacher Pay Competitiveness	Jul 02, 2019
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems	Apr 02, 2019
Deconstructing the Myth of American Public Schooling Inefficiency	Jun 06, 2016

Recent Blog Posts

Publications

Reading Reform Across America
This is a project led by Susan B. Neuman (New York University), in collaboration with Esther Quintero (Albert Shanker Institute), and Kayla Reist (University of Virginia). The project examines reading-related state legislation enacted since 2019.
The Adequacy and Fairness of State School Finance Systems (Sixth Edition)
A national evaluation of the K-12 school finance systems of all 50 states and D.C., published by researchers from the Albert Shanker Institute, University of Miami, and Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
Reading Reform Across America: A Survey of State Legislation
This report authored by Susan B. Neuman (New York University), Esther Quintero (Albert Shanker Institute), and Kayla Reist (University of Virginia), examines reading-related state legislation enacted between 2019 and 2022.

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The Albert Shanker Institute, endowed by the American Federation of Teachers and named in honor of its late president, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to three themes - excellence in public education, unions as advocates for quality, and freedom of association in the public life of democracies. With an independent Board of Directors (composed of educators, business representatives, labor leaders, academics, and public policy analysts), its mission is to generate ideas, foster candid exchanges, and promote constructive policy proposals related to these issues.

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