Topic: Education Funding

Analyzing State School Finance Formulas

Join Bellwether to learn more about their recently launched School Finance Equity Training Center and the inaugural courses underway. The first set of three courses includes learning R skills for finance data analysis, discussing key elements of state school finance best practices for equity, and ultimately, building an interactive state school funding simulator to use in advocacy […]

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New Hiring and Budget Impacts

As state and district leaders consider how to allocate new federal stimulus money to address student learning and wellbeing, some groups are calling for hiring of new teachers and staff, while others are viewing these recommendations with caution. Chad Aldeman of Edunomics Lab will share trends in district spending plans and teacher labor markets, and the implications […]

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