Audience: PIE Network Leaders Ensuring every school has the right structures in place to support every student requires us to radically transform our nation’s traditional schooling model. Both state and district leaders must carve the path in that change. SEAs need to deeply understand the levers at their disposal both to create enabling conditions and […]
Topic: Education Funding
Colorado’s New Funding Formula: A Conversation with Advocacy Leaders
Colorado leaders made big moves in the 2024 legislative session, as the state passed a major bill to modernize its education finance system and direct resources where they are needed most, updating the school finance formula for the first time in 30 years. Join this session to hear from PIE Network leaders Brenda Dickhoner (ReadyCO), Dan Schaller (CO League […]
Calculating School Options and Education Funding
Audience: PIE Network Leaders As public investment in school choice programs rises, whare are the financial implications for states and districts? Join Marguerite Roza and Maggie Ciccio (Edunomics Lab), who will share a real-time analysis of how many public dollars are flowing through private options and discuss these trends fit into broader state revenues outlook. […]
Medicaid Briefing – Maximize Medicaid Funding for School-Based Services
Audience: PIE Network state members In the complex landscape of educational funding, one often overlooked but vital resource is Medicaid. While traditionally associated with healthcare for individuals in certain income groups, leaders can also leverage Medicaid to pay for health services in schools for Medicaid-enrolled students. Currently, only 16 states are fully leveraging Medicaid funding […]
PIE Network: Taking Stock of Pandemic Recovery Efforts
Audience: PIE Network leaders Education advocates across the country are uplifting bright spots and moving to continue or deepen effective pandemic-era interventions as the sector continues to grapple with academic recovery. What’s moving the needle for students, and what additional data and supports for students might advocates consider in the face of a fiscal cliff? […]
Crossing the Line: Segregation and Resource Inequality Between America’s School Districts
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Equity Detectives at Work: Investigating the Divergent Dangers of the ESSER Fiscal Cliff
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Research Working Group March Meeting
Join the Research Working Group’s March bi-monthly meeting featuring Rebecca Sibilia (EdFund) and Josh McGee (University of Arkansas), who will tell us why “money matters” isn’t enough, and why they’ve created a new nonprofit initiative, EdFund, to address that. They will share the results of EdFund’s survey of education advocates and discuss the importance of […]
Working Group: Preparing for the Fiscal Cliff
A storm is brewing in school finance, with expiring ESSER funds, declining enrollment, and other financial challenges on the horizon. This conversation is part of a series hosted by PIE Network to help advocates prepare for the fiscal cliff in their states and communities. In this discussion, Lynn Jennings (The Education Trust) will share resources […]
Educators Reformers Academy – Information Session about Fellowship Opportunity
Education Reformers Academy (ERA) is launching a fellowship to equip a new generation of policy professionals (inside and outside of government) for the work to ensure every child has access to the life-changing power of a great education. ERA fellows will hear from the nation’s top education policy experts and practitioners on foundational topics, including school […]