Edunomics Lab is a Georgetown University research center exploring and modeling complex education finance decisions to inform education policy and practice.

Certificate in Ed Finance Fall Cohort Launched!

Exploring a wave of changes to teacher compensation;

Tracking ESSER spending; and

Paying families to help get students & schools back on track

6 new ways districts are using compensation

In the wake of the pandemic, many districts have adopted innovative teacher compensation strategies. We explore these initiatives in a new brief.

Young girl with backpack holding her mother's hand on way to school

Marguerite Roza explores an idea for this moment: Districts can use federal relief funds to pay families to help get students and schools back on track.

First round of school-by-school spending data is ready for use: 49 states + DC!

Here are 5 mistakes school districts might make when choosing how to spend federal relief funds – and ways to avoid them.

Research & Focus Areas

Edunomics Lab provides timely, relevant and actionable analysis of education finance policy and resource allocation strategy and decisions. Our research and modeling projects are designed to give policymakers and education leaders the evidence-based resources they need to effectively deploy finite resources for the betterment of education.

Compensation, Benefits & Pensions

District Resource Allocation

Educational Productivity

Financial Transparency

Higher Education

Innovation & Technology

State Finance Policy

School Level Resource Use

Student Based Allocation

Training in Ed Finance