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.
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.
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.
This blog introduces new SFF Center resources, including the interactive State Funding and Finance Data Map and the Education Finance 101 Blog Series, that organize education funding data and insights to help users better understand how funding systems work across states.
Join us for a hands-on look at the Strategic Funding and Finance Center’s Funding and Finance Data Map, an interactive tool designed to make school finance more visible and understandable.
