Dr. Lawrence O. Picus This is Me

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1. 1. www.dailybulletin.com

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   Published on: 8/2/2008   Last Visited: 8/3/2008

   For bond measures to pass, districts have to make a case before voters that the money generated by the bond will be a long-term investment on campuses and their students, said Lawrence Picus, an expert in school finance and a professor at USC's Rossier School of Education.
   
   "Not only is it an investment in facilities, it's an investment that will help children do better in school," Picus said.
   
   Studies have shown concepts such as establishing smaller learning communities within large schools, magnet schools, and other approaches result in better prepared students and improved graduation rates, he said.
   
   Better educated students are more successful and have better incomes than their parents, and that benefits everyone in the community, Picus said.
   
   Districts today find they need to invest in their buildings, he said.
   
   During the last 30 years the state made less money available for schools and as a result school buildings have often been neglected, Picus said.

2. 2. Forum Speaker biographies

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   Published on: 7/8/2008   Last Visited: 7/8/2008

   Susanna Loeb, | Scott Plotkin, | Christopher Cabaldon, | Lynne Faulks, | Lawrence O. Picus, | Richard Simpson, | Dom Summa, | Christopher Cross,
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   Lawrence O. Picus is a professor at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education.He also serves as the director of the Center for Research in Education Finance.His current research interests focus on adequacy and equity in school finance as well as efficiency and productivity in the provision of educational programs for K-12 students.These interest are discussed in Picus' most recent book, School Finance: A Policy Perspective, 4th Edition (2007) with Allan Odden.
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   Picus has consulted extensively on school finance issues with more than 20 states, is a past president of the American Education Finance Association, and has served as a member of the EdSource Board of Directors since 1999.

3. 3. MAP Consultants

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   Published on: 6/29/2008   Last Visited: 6/29/2008

   Lawrence O. Picus, University of Southern California