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

Has public education missed the data revolution?

What data can districts be using right now to know if recovery efforts are working?

30-Minute Webinar: Is it too late for districts to redirect their ESSER spending commitments in response to emerging data on learning gaps?

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.

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

Read our related analysis.

Use our dashboard to explore ESSER 3 spending by district or download an entire state’s data. We now have data for 48 states plus DC…

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