This blog post takes a deep dive into the importance of education finance data by describing education finance data sources, how it is collected, national data delays, and how data is used to supports decisions on the district, state, and national levels.
Register for our webinar on August 20! Join us for a practical conversation about how districts can align federal, state, and local funding streams to better support their priorities.
In this podcast, AIR Senior Researcher Amanda Danks discusses the intricacies of education data collection and the causes of data delays in education with Ph.D. Stephen Cornman.
In this podcast, AIR senior researcher Amanda Danks discusses teacher compensation with director of the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, Dr. Dan Goldhaber.
In this podcast, AIR Senior Researcher Amanda Danks and AIR Principal Researcher Drew Atchinson discusses the two common ways districts count students, i.e. through enrollment and attendance.
Register for our webinar on July 30! Join us for a conversation about how districts can use data to better understand whether resources are supporting intended outcomes.
Register for our webinar on July 16! Join us for a conversation about how states are responding to declining enrollment in rural districts—and what those shifts mean for funding, staffing, and long-term sustainability.
This blog highlights lessons from Tennessee and Maryland on how strong state–district partnerships, clear communication, operational planning, and sustained collaboration are essential to successfully implementing education finance policy change.
This blog explains why school funding comparisons should account for differences in local purchasing power and how the SFF Data Map uses CWIFT-adjusted dollars to make education spending comparisons across states and districts more meaningful.
