School Spending

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The Education Exchange: Are Lack of Funding and Covid Spread Forcing Schools to Close?

Nationwide data on fiscal resources, union influence, and politics on school closures
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The Education Exchange: Adding Transparency and Equity with Weighted Student Funding

A promising reform in school finance is under pressure in the pandemic, Georgetown's Marguerite Roza says
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The Education Exchange: Settlement Is Reached in Lawsuit Over Whether Delaware’s Schools Are So Bad They Are Unconstitutional

Governor averts trial in "adequacy" challenge, agrees to propose tens of millions in more spending

The Education Exchange: Raising Student Achievement with Local Money

Carlos X. Lastra-Anadón, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University and an Assistant Professor at IE University in Madrid, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss their co-authored paper, "Who Benefits from Local Financing of Public Services? A Causal Analysis."

EdNext Podcast: School Districts Need to Prepare for the Next Economic Downturn

It may seem like money is tight, but we're actually spending at a relatively high level on schools right now. When state revenues decline, districts will have to make some tough choices. Marty West talks with Marguerite Roza, the Director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, about what's coming and how school districts can prepare.

EdNext Podcast: Unmasking School Spending

As of December 2018, school districts nationwide will be required to report exactly what they spend on each of their schools. Will that information kick off a new wave of school finance research and reform? Could it become one of the law’s most important legacies? Marty West discusses the change with Marguerite Roza of Georgetown University.

Courts and School Spending

Podcast: Michael Rebell talks with Education Next about the role courts can play in ensuring educational adequacy

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