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

Registration is open for 2 spring cohorts

Tough finances ahead for districts. Will states come to the rescue?

Running the math on the fiscal cliff…

NEW & UPDATED: Our Expenditure Dashboard now tracks ESSER 1, 2, and 3! Explore federal relief spending by district or download an entire state’s data.

This 4-part virtual workshop will focus on district finance and is designed specifically for school board members. 12-2 ET Feb 23 & 24 and March 2 & 3.

The Calculator estimates pandemic-related learning losses and recovery costs for school districts across the country.

Read our related analysis.

Marguerite Roza calls out what’s missing in the district “budget dance” and urges leaders to include equity and performance data in every step of the process.

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