正在进行的影响教育机构和系统的公共政策发展为教育政策制定者、管理者和研究人员带来了新的全球挑战和机遇。为了协助审议，并帮助构建关于教育政策和实践的知识论述，教育财政和政策促进了对全球资源公平产生和有效利用的方式的理解，以加强各级的人类学习。该杂志探讨的主题包括：学校问责、学校选择、教育标准、学校财务的公平性和充分性、校内和跨地区资源分配、教师补偿、培训和劳动力市场、教学政策、高等教育生产力和财务以及特殊教育。
Ongoing public policy developments affecting educational institutions and systems present education policy makers, administrators, and researchers with new global challenges and opportunities. To aid in the deliberations, and help frame the intellectual discourse on education policy and practice, Education Finance and Policy promotes understanding of the means by which global resources can be justly generated and productively engaged to enhance human learning at all levels.Topics explored in the journal include: school accountability, school choice, education standards, equity and adequacy in school finance, within- and across-school and district resource allocation, teacher compensation, training and labor markets, instructional policy, higher education productivity and finance, and special education.
