Our Mission

Lawrence O. Picus and Associates is dedicated to designing school funding systems that link educational resources with dramatic improvements in student performance. Our work with state and local educational leaders and policy makers includes assessment of the adequacy and equity of educational resources, teacher compensation, and the design of evidence based resource allocation strategies focused on meeting or exceeding state educational standards.

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	Lawrence O. Picus Professor and Director, Center for Research in Education Finance USC Rossier School of Education Past President of the American Education Finance Association Principal Partner, Lawrence O. Picus and Associates Bio CV Email: Phone: (818) 980-1881 Fax: (818) 980-1624
	Allan Odden Professor of Education Leadership and Policy Analysis Co-Director, Consortium for Policy Research in Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Past President of the American Education Finance Association Principal Partner, Lawrence O. Picus and Associates Bio CV Email: Phone: (608) 239-4671 Fax: (608) 442-8453