Volume 79, Number 3, 2004Contents: A. Rolle, E. Houck, Editors' Preface. G. Rodriguez, Vertical Equity in School Finance and the Potential for Increasing School Responsiveness to Student and Staff Needs. A. Rolle, Out With the Old--In With the New: Thoughts on the Future of Educational Productivity Research. P. McEwan, The Potential Impact of Vouchers. N. Alexander, Exploring the Changing Face of Adequacy. C. Roellke, E. Zielewski, P. Green, School Finance Litigation: The Promises and Limitations of the Third Wave. J.K. Rice, Commentary--Equity and Efficiency in School Finance Reform: Competing or Complementary Goods? A. Rolle, K. Liu, Concluding Remarks. BOOKNOTES: A.A. Baker,Inequality at the Starting Gate: Social Background Differences in Achievement as Children Begin School, by Valerie E. Lee and David T. Burkham. K.J. Rowley,Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence From California. by Ron Zimmerman, Richard Buddin, Derrick Chau, Brian Gill, Cassandra Guarino, Laura Hamilton, Cathy Krop, Dan McCaffrey, Melinda Sandler, and Domonic Brewer. V.A. Storey,Teaching in America: The Slow Revolution. by Gerald Grant and Christine E. Murray.