Small schools can be financially feasible - but there are tradeoffs.
How will the election impact school finance? Here's what we think is on the ed finance horizon and what’s worrying us.
Larger higher-poverty districts got more ESSER per pupil than their peers. But, many of those districts then deployed relief funds in ways that disproportionately boosted spending in their wealthier schools. How did that happen?
Special Ed is consuming a growing share of public school dollars. Is it helping? We owe it to students to regularly scrutinize these dollars to see if we can do more to maximize the outcomes for them.
The Sept. 30 ESSER deadline is fast approaching. Which districts might miss it?
Most districts now have more staff than ever before. Per usual, Edunomics Lab asks: Is it working? Are students benefiting?
Optimism around the ed vendor space is running high.
It's more important than ever to track real-time data.
Next year's school district budgets will be locked in this spring. After that, influencing spending for 24-25 gets a lot harder.
Just 6 months remain on this massive federal program. While there's still work to be done, we can already see it's legacy taking shape. Here are a few highlights...
For leaders facing tight budgets, there are better and worse ways to handle the next several months.
In early January 2024, the U.S. Dept. of Education sent a letter to states with the latest on the ARP ESSER extension. Here's our take on what it all means.
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