Mission Statement

The Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) is dedicated to the promotion of research and partnerships that can inform education policy and finance and improve education outcomes. The AEFP promotes its mission by:

• Encouraging intellectually rigorous education finance and policy-related inquiry and scholarship capable of improving understanding and practice.
• ​Disseminating theoretical and practically useful knowledge.
• Stimulating responsible public and professional deliberation and debate regarding findings, practical policy applications, and research methods.
• Expanding the spectrum of scholars and practitioners from multiple intellectual disciplines and professional fields examining education finance and policy.
• Welcoming early career scholars and practitioners into conversations about education finance and policy and fostering an atmosphere of inclusion and respect.
• Centering justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the work of the organization to ensure that all voices are heard and valued in discourse related to education finance and policy.
• Encouraging development and expansion of an international and interdisciplinary community of scholars, policy analysts, and professional practitioners concerned with education finance and policy as a field of scholarship and professional activity.