For over 30 years Allan Odden and Larry Picus have been working with states on school finance issues.

Clients of Lawrence O. Picus and Associates

Foundation for Child Development

An Evidence Based Approach to Estimating the National and State-by-State Costs of an Integrated PreK-3rd Education Program - January 1, 2009

Arkansas

An Evidence Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Arkansas: Executive Summary - September 1, 2003
An Evidence Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Arkansas. - September 1, 2003
Arkansas Teacher Compensation Report - September 1, 2003
Recalibrating the Arkansas School Funding Structure: Final Report - August 30, 2006
Level and Use of Resources in Arkansas: Are Use Patterns Consistent With Doubling Student Performance? - June 15, 2006

Wyoming

An Evidence-Based Approach To Recalibrating Wyoming’s Block Grant School Funding Formula. - November 30, 2005

Kentucky

Assessing the Equity of Kentucky’s SEEK Formula: A Ten-Year Analysis - September, 2001
A State-of-the-Art Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Kentucky - February 2003
A Professional Judgment Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Kentucky - May 2003
An Analysis of The Equity of School Facilities Funding in Kentucky - September 28, 2006

Arizona

An Evidenced-Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Arizona - June 2004

Washington

An Evidenced-Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Washington - September 11, 2006
Washington Learns: Successful District Study - September 11, 2006

University Based Studies

Wisconsin

Moving From Good To Great In Wisconsin: Funding Schools Adequately And Doubling Student Performance - March 1, 2007

In addition, Odden and Picus have consulted with and worked in many other states including:
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin