正在進行的影響教育機構和系統的公共政策發展為教育政策制定者、管理者和研究人員帶來了新的全球挑戰和機遇。為了協助審議，并幫助構建關于教育政策和實踐的知識論述，教育財政和政策促進了對全球資源公平產生和有效利用的方式的理解，以加強各級的人類學習。該雜志探討的主題包括：學校問責、學校選擇、教育標準、學校財務的公平性和充分性、校內和跨地區資源分配、教師補償、培訓和勞動力市場、教學政策、高等教育生產力和財務以及特殊教育。

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.