Publications & Resources
- Articles & Publications
- Dec 19, 2024
Don’t want to close under-enrolled schools? Here’s how to make the math work.
Small, under-enrolled schools can be financially viable if they are staffed differently than larger schools, writes Marguerite Roza on the Fordham Flypaper blog.
- Articles & Publications
- Nov 07, 2024
Big-City Districts Are Beset by Financial Dysfunction – and Kids Pay the Price
Financial dysfunction is plaguing many city school districts. What can help? Strong district leadership, state guidance, and brutal honesty about what's really going on. Marguerite Roza and Cicco weigh in at The 74.
- Articles & Publications
- Oct 23, 2024
No Silver School-Spending Bullets: 5 Lessons from ESSER to Help Drive Continued Learning Recovery
Marguerite Roza and Maggie Cicco share what we've learned from ESSER about making money matter more in schools, in an analysis published at Education Next.
- Articles & Publications
- Sep 13, 2024
A Financial Analysis of Public Funds Invested via ESAs, Vouchers and Tax Scholarships
This real-time financial analysis tracks state funding going into private options, to quantify how many public dollars are flowing through ESAs, vouchers, and tax credit scholarships. FY23-24 and FY 24-25 analyses available.
- Articles & Publications
- Jul 25, 2024
Why WA school budgets are getting tighter, and what can be done about it
In the Washington State Standard, Marguerite Roza and Ash Dhammani write that strategic financial leadership is more critical than ever to help communities understand tradeoffs and ensure WA state’s students get the most for every dollar.
- Articles & Publications
- May 21, 2024
California’s school funding crisis has arrived. Here’s how leaders can dig out
With pandemic recovery funds drying up, state funds tightening, and fewer students bringing fewer dollars, many districts have no choice but to reevaluate investments, downsize and likely reduce staffing.
- Articles & Publications
- May 02, 2024
With a Fiscal Cliff Looming, States Must Ensure Districts Maximize Every Dollar for Students
These five levers are low-cost and popular on both sides of the aisle.
- Articles & Publications
- Mar 03, 2024
Closing schools: How much money does it save, and is it worth it?
School closure decisions are never easy. In this EdSource commentary, Roza and Dhammani outline several factors districts should consider in order to bring transparency to the process and ensure all students are served well.
- Articles & Publications
- Feb 28, 2024
School Boards Face Their Most Difficult Budget Season Ever
How can school board members bring their communities along in challenging financial times? Marguerite Roza and Laura Anderson weigh in at The 74.
- Articles & Publications
- Jan 29, 2024
State Revenues Outlook
This analysis provides estimates of year-over-year changes to state General Fund revenues.
- Articles & Publications
- Sep 14, 2023
The ESSER fiscal cliff will have serious implications for student equity
In this analysis published by Brookings, Marguerite Roza and Katherine Silberstein show that high-poverty communities will see sharper impacts to their school budgets when ESSER ends.
- Articles & Publications
- Aug 09, 2023
Recipe for High-Impact Research
In this blog published by IES, the Edunomics Lab team shares lessons learned about making research more useful for practitioners, including designing visualizations and other tools around user needs to make data accessible, actionable, and impactful.
- Articles & Publications
- Jun 08, 2023
Educators Beware: As budget cuts loom, now is NOT the time to quit your job
The staffing-enrollment mismatch spells financial trouble for school districts, and an end to the hiring spree of the last few years, write Katie Silberstein and Marguerite Roza at The 74.
- Articles & Publications
- Apr 24, 2023
A Guide for SEA-led Resource Allocation Reviews
Resource allocation reviews (RARs) in districts that serve low-performing schools offer a new opportunity to examine the connection between resource allocation and academic outcomes. We've created guidance documents, templates, and tips to help SEAs prepare for and conduct RARs.
- Articles & Publications
- Apr 04, 2023
The Massive ESSER Experiment: Here’s what we’re learning.
With 18 months to go before ESSER ends, Katherine Silberstein and Marguerite Roza take stock of how school districts have spent their funds so far, at Education Next.
- Articles & Publications
- Mar 17, 2023
Districts face deep financial pain in the next two years. Decisions made this spring will determine how it all plays out.
Marguerite Roza suggests keeping an eye on six critical issues during this spring's district budget discussions, as decisions made there will determine what happens on teacher layoffs, school closings, program cuts, and more.
- Articles & Publications
- Feb 14, 2023
The Stakes Are Only Getting Higher For Pandemic School Aid Spending
Higher spending in the final months of ESSER makes for deeper cuts come the 2024-25 school year, writes Marguerite Roza in Forbes. Meanwhile, students are still far behind where they should be.
- Articles & Publications
- Jan 31, 2023
Federal Data: Schools Have Been Adding Teachers Even As They Serve Fewer Students
For schools to improve their services and respond to student needs, it’s important to be precise about the exact staffing challenges they face, writes Chad Aldeman at The 74.
- Articles & Publications
- Dec 08, 2022
Let’s Pay Parents to Help With Learning Recovery
Some school districts are flush with cash, but can’t find enough people to fill their open roles. In this Education Week commentary Chad Aldeman asks: what if schools engage families to help make headway on student recovery efforts?
- Articles & Publications
- Nov 04, 2022
Time to Change the District Budget Dance
Getting maximum value from available dollars is imperative, and may require some changes to the traditional budget process, writes Marguerite Roza in School Business Affairs Magazine.
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