Eric A. Houck

Associate Professor

Journal Article

Schools, W. C. P., Houck, E., & Williams, S. M. (published). AERA May 2010 WCPSS Student Assignment Policy.

Gamson, D. A., McDermott, K. A., Reed, D. S., Frankenberg, E., Taylor, K., Johnson, R. C., McGuinn, P., Ladson-Billings, G., Gándara, P., Gordon, N., & others. (published). The Elementary and Secondary Education Act at Fifty and Beyond.

Houck, E. (2025). Values-in-tension; valuing tension: Framing education finance for the next generation. Journal of Education Finance and Law, 50(2), 99–106.

Houck, E., Hart, W., & Watson, J. (accepted). State of the States: North Carolina. Journal of Education Human Resources..

Houck, E., Hart, W., & Watson, J. (2024). State of the States: North Carolina. Journal of Education Human Resources, 42(1), 110–113. https://utppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3138/jehr-2023-0091?journalCode=jehr

Houck, E., Hart, W. H., & Watson, J. (2024). North Carolina. Journal of Education Human Resources, 42(s1), 110–113. https://doi.org/10.3138/jehr-2023-0091

Houck, E. (2023). Building block and stumbling block: Justice and equity in human resource research. Journal of Education Human Resources, 41(4), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.3138/jehr-41.01.001

Houck, E., Hart, W., & Wartson, J. (2022). North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 37(5). https://www.nationaledfinance.com/docs/29_Jef_47.5_North_Carolina.pdf

Needham, C., & Houck, E. (2021). Allotting Inequity: Evaluating North Carolina’s Classroom Teacher Funding. Journal of Education Human Resources. Published. https://doi.org/10.3138/jehr-2020-0034

Houck, E., Hart, W., & Watson, J. (2021). North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 46(3), 331–333.

Houck, E., Hart, W., & watson, J. (2021). North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance. Published.

Houck, E., Hart, W., & Watson, J. (2021). North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 46(3), 331–333. https://doi.org/10.1353/jef.2021.a786682

Houck, E., & Hart, W. (2020). North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 45(3), 350–352.

Needham, C., & Houck, E. (accepted). Alloting Inequity: evaluating North Carolina’s classroom teacher funding mechanism. Journal of Educational Human Resources.

Houck, E., & Murray, B. C. (2019). Left behind: District secession and the re-segregation of American schools. Peabody Journal of Education, 94(4), 388–402.

Hart, W., Houck, E., & Watson, J. R. (2019). North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 44(3), 309–311.

Needham, C., & Houck, E. (2019). The inequities of special education funding in North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 45(1), 1–22.

Hart, W., Houck, E., & Watson, J. R. (2019). North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 44(3), 309–311. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85065557383

Houck, E., & Murray, B. C. (2019). Left Behind: District Secession and the Re-segregation of American Schools. Peabody Journal of Education, 94(4), 388–402. https://doi.org/10.1080/0161956X.2019.1648951

Needham, C., & Houck, E. (2019). The inequities of special education funding in North Carolina. Journal of Education Finance, 45(1), 1–22. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85079200126

Houck, E., & Murray, B. (accepted). Left Behind: District secession and the re-segregation of American schools. Peabody Journal of Education.

Houck, E. A., & Midkiff, B. C. (accepted). Advocacy Coalitions and Colorado’s Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: A Discourse Analysis. Journal of Education Finance.

Houck, E., & Midkiff, B. C. (2018). Advocacy Coalitions and Colorado’s Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: A Discourse Analysis. Journal of Education Finance, 44(2), 115–139.

Midkiff, B., & Houck, E. (2018). Gender as a Useful Category for School Finance. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 17(4), 541–567. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2017.1326150

Houck, E., & Midkiff, B. (2018). Advocacy coalitions and Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana: A discourse analysis. Journal of Education Finance, 44(2), 115–139. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85069740571

Midkiff, B. C., & Houck, E. A. (2017). Gender as a Useful Category for School Finance. Leadership and Policy in Schools. Published.

Midkiff, B., & Houck, E. (2017). Gender as a Useful Category for School Finance. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 17(4), 541–567.

Houck, E. (2016). Opting out of the Bill: Voluntary adequacy funding in Maryland. Journal of Education Finance, 42(1), 28–48.

Finch, M. A., Goff, P., & Houck, E. (2016). Opting Out of the Bill: Voluntary Adequacy Funding in Maryland. Journal of Education Finance, 42(1), 28–48.

Finch, M. A., Goff, P., & Houck, E. (2016). Opting Out of the Bill: Voluntary Adequacy Funding in Maryland. Journal of Education Finance, 42(1), 28–48. https://doi.org/10.1353/jef.2016.a634273

Finch, M. A., Goff, P., & Houck, E. (2016). Opting out of the bill: Voluntary adequacy funding in Maryland. Journal of Education Finance, 42(1), 28–48. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84994627962

Springer, M. G., Houck, E., Guthrie, J. W., Ladd, H., & Goertz, M. (2015). History and scholarship regarding US education finance and policy. Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, 3–20.

Houck, E., & Debray, E. (2015). The Shift from Adequacy to Equity in Federal Education Policymaking: A Proposal for How ESEA Could Reshape the State Role in Education Finance. RSF. Published.

Houck, E., & DeBray, E. (2015). The shift from adequacy to equity in federal education policymaking: A proposal for how ESEA could reshape the state role in education finance. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 1(3), 148–167.

Houck, E. (2013). Comment on Brent Beal’s and Heather Olson Beal’s “Rethinking the Market Metaphor: School Choice, the Common Good, and the National Football League.” Journal of School Choice, 7(4), 517–519.

Houck, E. (2013). Comment on Brent Beal’s and Heather Olson Beal’s “Rethinking the Market Metaphor: School Choice, the Common Good, and the National Football League.” Journal of School Choice, 7(4), 517–519.

Williams, S. M., & Houck, E. (2013). The life and death of desegregation policy in Wake County public school system and Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools. Education and Urban Society, 45(5), 571–588.

Williams, S. M., & Houck, E. (2013). The life and death of desegregation policy in Wake County public school system and Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools. Education and Urban Society, 45(5), 571–588.

Houck, E., & Eom, M. (2012). Resource and output equity as a mechanism for assessing educational opportunity in Korean middle school education. Journal of Education Finance, 38(1), 18–51.

Houck, E., & Eom, M. (2012). Resource and output equity as a mechanism for assessing educational opportunity in Korean middle school education. Journal of Education Finance, 18–51.

DeBray, E., & Houck, E. (2011). A narrow path through the broad middle: Mapping institutional considerations for ESEA reauthorization. Peabody Journal of Education, 86(3), 319–337.

DeBray, E., & Houck, E. (2011). A narrow path through the broad middle: Mapping institutional considerations for ESEA reauthorization. Peabody Journal of Education, 86(3), 319–337.

Houck, E. (2011). Intradistrict resource allocation: Key findings and policy implications. Education and Urban Society, 43(3), 271–295.

Houck, E. (2011). Intradistrict resource allocation: Key findings and policy implications. Education and Urban Society, 43(3), 271–295.

Dayton, J., Dupre, A., & Houck, E. (2010). Brother, can you spare a dime? Contemplating the future of school funding litigation in tough economic times. West’s Education Law Reporter, 258, 271–295.

Dayton, J., Dupre, A., & Houck, E. (2010). Brother, can you spare a dime? Contemplating the future of school funding litigation in tough economic times. Education Law Reporter, 258, 271–295.

Houck, E., Rolle, R. A., & He, J. (2010). Examining school district efficiency in Georgia. Journal of Education Finance, 35(4), 331–357.

Houck, E., Rolle, R. A., & He, J. (2010). Examining school district efficiency in Georgia. Journal of Education Finance, 35(4), 331–357.

Houck, E., & Ross, M. (2010). Introduction to the Special Issue on Education in the American South: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Conditions. Peabody Journal of Education, 85(1), 1–3.

Houck, E., & Ross, M. (2010). Introduction to the special issue on education in the American South: Historical perspectives and contemporary conditions. Peabody Journal of Education, 85(1), 1–3.

Houck, E., & Kurtz, A. (2010). Resource distribution and graduation rates in SREB states: An overview. Peabody Journal of Education, 85(1), 32–48.

Houck, E., & Kurtz, A. (2010). Resource distribution and graduation rates in SREB states: An overview. Peabody Journal of Education, 85(1), 32–48.

Houck, E. (2010). Teacher quality and school resegregation: A resource allocation case study. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 9(1), 49–77.

Houck, E. (2010). Teacher quality and school resegregation: A resource allocation case study. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 9(1), 49–77.

Rolle, R., Houck, E., & McColl, A. (2008). And poor children continue to wait: An analysis of horizontal and vertical equity among North Carolina school districts in the face of judicially mandated policy restraints 1996-2006. Journal of Education Finance, 75–102.

Rolle, R., Houck, E., & McColl, A. (2008). And poor children continue to wait: An analysis of horizontal and vertical equity among North Carolina school districts in the face of judicially mandated policy restraints 1996-2006. Journal of Education Finance, 75–102.

Houck, E. (2008). County funding versus municipal aspiration: A case study. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. Published.

Houck, E. (2008). County funding versus municipal aspiration: A case study. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 11(1), 81–86.

Springer, M. G., Houck, E., & Guthrie, J. W. (2008). History and scholarship regarding United States education finance and policy. Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, 3–22.

Rolle, R., & Houck, E. (2007). Curious Georgia Studies Economics. School Administrator, 64(5), 34.

Springer, M. G., Houck, E., Ceperley, P. E., & Hange, J. (2007). Revenue generation and resource allocation and deployment practices in smaller learning communities: Lessons learned from three high schools. Journal of Education Finance, 443–469.

Springer, M., Houck, E., Ceperley, P. E., & Hange, J. (2007). Revenue generation and resource allocation and deployment practices in smaller learning communities: Lessons learned from three high schools. Journal of Education Finance, 443–469.

Rolle, R., & Houck, E. (2004). Introduction to the Peabody Journal of Education’s Special Issue on the Future of School Finance Research. Peabody Journal of Education, 79(3), 1–6.

Rolle, R., & Houck, E. (2004). Introduction to the Peabody Journal of Education’s Special Issue on the Future of School Finance Research. Peabody Journal of Education, 79(3), 1–6.

Rolle, R., Hessling, P., & Houck, E. (2003). Where do we go from here? A discussion of education funding in the Midwestern United States, 1991-2001. School Business Affairs, May, 19–21.

Rolle, R., Hessling, P., & Houck, E. (2003). Where do we go from here? A discussion of education funding in the Midwestern United States, 1991-2001. School Business Affairs, May, 19–21.

Book

Houck, E., Brimley, V., Verstegen, D., & Knoeppel, R. (accepted). Financing Education in a Climate of Change (14e). Pearson.

Westbrook, P., Houck, E., Wood, R. C., & Thompson, D. (Eds.). (2023). Funding Public Schools in the United States, Indian Country, and US Territories (2d) (2ndth ed.). Information Age. https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Funding-Public-Schools-in-the-United-States-Indian-Country-US-Territories-2nd_ed

Houck, E., Westbrook, P., Wood, C., & Thompson, D. (2023). Funding Public Schools in the Fifty States and Indian Country and US Territories, 2e. Information Age.

Book Chapter

Houck, E. (accepted). Maine. In Funding Public Higher Education in the United States. Emerald.

Houck, E. (2025). Valuing tension: Understanding public school funding. In AERA Handbook of Education Policy Research 2d (pp. 1121–1234). AERA.

Houck, E. (accepted). Valuing tension: Understanding public school funding. In AERA Handbook of Education Policy Research 2d (2ndth ed.).

Houck, E., Westbrook, P., Wood, R. C., & Thompson, D. (2023). Creating a scholarly ecosystem for school finance studies. In Funding Public Schools in the United States, Indian Country, and the US Territories 2d (2ndth ed., p. xv–xviii). Information Age. https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Funding-Public-Schools-in-the-United-States-Indian-Country-US-Territories-2nd_ed

Houck, E. (2023). North Dakota. In Funding Public Schools in the United States, Indian Country, and the US Territories 2d (2ndth ed., pp. 529–540). Information Age. https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Funding-Public-Schools-in-the-United-States-Indian-Country-US-Territories-2nd_ed

Abbott, K., Houck, E., & Doug. (2022). Out of Bounds: The implications of non-resident charter attendees for North Carolina educational policy and finance. In Recent Advancements in Education Finance and Policy. Information Age.

Houck, E., Westbrook, P., Wood, C., & Thompson, D. (accepted). Creating a scholarly ecosystem for school finance studies. In Funding Public Schools in the Fifty States and Indian Country and US Territories, 2e. Information Age.

Houck, E. (accepted). Funding K-12 Education. In AERA Handbook of Education Policy Research. AERA.

Houck, E., Hart, W., & J. (accepted). North Carolina. In Funding Public Schools in the Fifty States and Indian Country and US Territories, 2e. Information Age.

Houck, E. (accepted). North Dakota. In Funding Public Schools in the Fifty States and Indian Country and US Territories, 2e. Information Age.

Abbott, K., Houck, E., & Lauen, D. L. (2022). Out Of Bounds. In Recent Advancements in Education Finance and Policy (pp. 239–268). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/979-8-88730-068-920251012

Houck, E., & Abbott, K. (accepted). “North Carolina”. In Funding Public Schools in the United States and Indian Country. Information Age.

Houck, E. (2015). Understanding School Finance Laws and Practices. In The SAGE Guide to Educational Leadership and Management (p. 239–2556). SAGE.

Houck, E. (2015). Understanding School Finance Laws and Practices. In The SAGE Guide to Educational Leadership and Management (pp. 239–256). SAGE.

Cohen-Vogel, L., Osobrne-Lampkin, T., & Houck, E. (2013). New data, old patterns: the role of test scores in student assignment. In The Infrastructure of Accountability (pp. 129–144). Harvard Education Press.

Cohen-Vogel, L., Osborne-Lampkin, L., & Houck, E. (2013). New Data, Old Patterns: The Role of Test Scores in Student Assignment. In The Infrastructure of Accountability: Mapping Data Use and its consequences (p. 141–161). Harvard Education Press Cambridge, MA.

Houck, E. (2012). Man, I Work Like a Woman. In Juggling Flaming Chain Saws (pp. 237–243). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-61735-911-820251032

Houck, E. (2011). Resource allocation post-Parents Involved. In Integrating schools in a changing society: New policies and legal options for a multiracial generation (p. 243–254). University of North Carolina Press.

Houck, E. (2011). Resource allocation post-Parents Involved. In Integrating schools in a changing society: New policies and legal options for a multiracial generation (pp. 243–254). University of North Carolina Press.

Killough, A., Webster, W., Brown, V., Houck, E., & Edwards, C. (2003). African-American violence exposure: An emerging health issue. In Surmounting All Odds: Educational Opportunities in the New Millennium (p. 147–174). Information Age.

Killough, A., Webster, W., Brown, V., Houck, E., & Edwards, C. (2003). African-American violence exposure: An emerging health issue. In Surmounting All Odds: Educational Opportunities in the New Millennium (pp. 147–174). Information Age.

Book Review

Houck, E. (2025). Review of The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers. Journal of School Choice, 19(3).

Other

Howley, C., Houck, E., Tung, S., & Boyd, D. (2011). Increasing Education Cost Effectiveness in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Guthrie, J., Springer, M., Rolle, R., & Houck, E. (2007). Modern education finance and policy. Allyn & Bacon.

Guthrie, J., Springer, M., Rolle, R., & Houck, E. (2007). Modern education finance and policy. Allyn \& Bacon.

Houck, E. (2006). Exploring school sequences as a new unit of analysis for intradistrict school finance equity studies. Vanderbilt University.

Houck, E. (2006). Exploring school sequences as a new unit of analysis for intradistrict school finance equity studies.

Technical Report

Houck, E., Lauen, D., Miesner, R., & Park, H. (2025). High Dosage Tutoring for School Turnaround and Pandemic Learning Recovery in Union County, NC. Education Policy Initiative at Carolina/NC Collaboratory.