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A Guide for SEA-led Resource Allocation Reviews

debraabritt2023-05-01T19:04:24+00:00

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.

A Guide for SEA-led Resource Allocation Reviewsdebraabritt2023-05-01T19:04:24+00:00

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Existing Federal Provisions Can – If Given Appropriate Attention – Advance Within-District Financial Equity

debraabritt2023-08-02T20:28:39+00:00

Four existing federal provisions have potential, if made a priority, to work together to foster within-district financial equity, write Marguerite Roza and Hannah Jarmolowski.

Existing Federal Provisions Can – If Given Appropriate Attention – Advance Within-District Financial Equitydebraabritt2023-08-02T20:28:39+00:00

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Engaging principals in school-level financial data to boost student achievement

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:12:58+00:00

During the Council of Great City School's fall conference in 2019, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, and Edunomics Lab shared insights using school-by-schools spending data and a framework for engaging school leaders in leveraging dollars for the greatest outcomes possible.

Engaging principals in school-level financial data to boost student achievementLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:12:58+00:00

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Student Based Allocation District Collaborative Meeting

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:13:17+00:00

Edunomics Lab hosts a monthly virtual meeting of district finance leaders to share knowledge and solve challenges around student-based allocation practice and collectively produce research that districts need and want. These resources are from an in-person convening of the SBA Network plus other districts interested in learning more.

Student Based Allocation District Collaborative MeetingLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:13:17+00:00

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Financial Transparency & Equity

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:13:20+00:00

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all states to collect and report per-pupil expenditures down to the school level. These four videos may help state education agencies better understand the equity implications of financial transparency as they define and tackle their own financial transparency goals.

Financial Transparency & EquityLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:13:20+00:00

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School-level spending: Financial transparency coming to every community in 2018

debraabritt2023-02-25T18:13:22+00:00

At the Education Writers Association National Seminar on June 2nd, hosted at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Marguerite Roza presented on new school spending reports emerging under the federal ESSA financial transparency requirement.

School-level spending: Financial transparency coming to every community in 2018debraabritt2023-02-25T18:13:22+00:00

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New Era of School Finance

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:13:26+00:00

In 2016 we convened leading authorities to discuss the complexities of education finance in light of the new Every Student Succeeds Act. Watch Marguerite Roza’s research presentation, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s keynote, and an expert panel discussion of the shifting roles in education finance decisions.

New Era of School FinanceLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:13:26+00:00

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Meeting the ESSA Financial Transparency Reporting Requirement

Laura Anderson2023-08-02T22:11:34+00:00

On February 9, 2017 nearly 100 state and district leaders representing 36 states met in Washington, D.C. to explore the opportunities and work ahead to meet the financial transparency reporting requirement in ESSA. Available presentations are linked.

Meeting the ESSA Financial Transparency Reporting RequirementLaura Anderson2023-08-02T22:11:34+00:00

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The Smart Money: Designing a school budget to get the most for your school dollar

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:19+00:00

In this hands-on workshop presented at NAIS national conference in March 2017 school leaders dove into the math of school resource allocation. Dr. Roza shared innovative financial strategies and how leaders could apply the concepts to their own school context.

The Smart Money: Designing a school budget to get the most for your school dollarLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:19+00:00

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Building SEA Productivity

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:31+00:00

In this presentation state education chiefs heard about a basic framework for leading the productivity challenge that includes building a productivity data infrastructure, prioritizing flexibility, aligning funds with students, incentivizing innovation, and leading the change.

Building SEA ProductivityLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:31+00:00

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How much money follows the student in WSF (aka SBA) districts?

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:36+00:00

In this presentation at the annual Association for Education Finance and Policy conference, we share our findings that the percent of total funds allocated via student based allocation (%SBA) ranges from a low of 23 percent to a high of 45 percent among ten urban school districts studied.

How much money follows the student in WSF (aka SBA) districts?Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:36+00:00

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Rethinking Class Size to Expand Access to Best Teachers and Raise Pay

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:37+00:00

In this presentation at the annual Association for Education Finance and Policy conference, we share our exploration and cost modeling of cost-neutral options to raise teacher pay and give more students access to the best teachers.

Rethinking Class Size to Expand Access to Best Teachers and Raise PayLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:11:37+00:00

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Texas

Taking Off the Heat

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:08:05+00:00

On January 29, 2014 Marguerite Roza shared risks and rewards that emerge when districts “decentralize” engagement around financial decisions to the school level with Portfolio School District Network members in Houston, TX.

Taking Off the HeatLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:08:05+00:00

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Options for NY State in an Era of Constrained Resources

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:08:08+00:00

At a public symposium of the NY Education Reform Commission, Marguerite Roza presented on "Maximizing Resources for Student and School Success."

Options for NY State in an Era of Constrained ResourcesLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:08:08+00:00

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New York

Rethinking State Education Finance Toward Greater Productivity

Laura Anderson2023-02-25T18:08:21+00:00

This presentation framed how state legislators might think differently about their investment in education to maximize scarce state dollars and improve student achievement.

Rethinking State Education Finance Toward Greater ProductivityLaura Anderson2023-02-25T18:08:21+00:00

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K-12 Financial Landscape

Student-Based Allocation

School-by-School Spending