William H. Clune

Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School,

National Institute for Science Education

William H. Clune is emeritus professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, chief counsel and director of evaluation in the Policy Group of the National Institute for Science Education, and a senior researcher of the Consortium with the Policy Research in Education (CPRE). His past research has included school finance, school law, implementation, special education, public employee interest arbitration, school site autonomy, effects of high school graduation requirements, upgrading of the high school curriculum in math and science, and systemic educational policy. His present research includes "program adequacy" (the cost and implementation structure needed to reach high minimum levels of student achievement in low-income schools) and systemic policy in math and science education. Clune received his JD from Northwestern Law School.

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Contributing topics

Education finance

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Publications by William H. Clune

December 1995

Improving Educational Productivity and School Finance

The education productivity problem is rising resources but only modestly rising student achievement. Current education reform aims to produce higher student achievement with stable resources. Low student performance may be due to declining social…