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

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Tuesday June 28, 10am PDT

Pandemic school closures harmed students academically. What will it cost to get them back on track?

Some good news: most districts still have plenty of relief dollars to spend.

Looking for ESSER 3 actual expenditures? Use our dashboard to explore spending by district or download an entire state’s data. We have data for 43 states so far…

With contract negotiations pending and a labor market complicated by federal relief funds, Marguerite Roza suggests ways districts can respond to rising inflation pressures.

New FY19 files released 1/28/2022! NERD$ now has school-by-school spending data for all states ready for cross-state comparison.

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

K-12 Financial Landscape

NERD$

State Finance Policy

School-Level Resource Use

Student-Based Allocation

Training in Ed Finance