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FinancialTransparencyWorkingGroup:SpotlightonEquity
January23,2018
By:Marguerite RozaEdunomics Lab at Georgetown University
Agenda
1. In-PersonMeeting,Feb.7,8am-4pm2. SpotlightonEquity
Ary Amerikaner,TheEducationTrust
FiTWiG In-PersonMeeting:Feb.7,2018• Where:Washington,D.C.• RenaissanceWashingtonHotel,999Ninth.St.NW
• When:• Openingreception:Feb.6,6pm• Mainmeeting:Feb.7,8am-4pm
• Agendaincludes:federalupdates,statecollaborationandproblemsolving,finalIFR,LEAtrainingdiscussion,anddatavisualization
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FiTWiG Supporters
ESSA’sPerPupilSpendingData:EquityImplications
AryAmerikaner,TheEducationTrust
OurRoadmap1) Inequitieswecan– and
cannot– seetoday2) ESSA’snewrequirement3) Questionsthenewdatawill
allowustoask&answer
Butfirst– acaveatYes,weareadvocates.Yes,wehaveapointofview.Butwe’renothere
todaytoadvocateortopushanythingonyou.
We’reheretoillustratehowequity-mindedadvocatesarelikelytounderstand– anduse– thesenewESSAdata
TheMissingPiece:WhatWeCan&Can’tSeeToday
STATES DISTRICTS SCHOOLS
InequitiesWeCan SeeToday:BetweenStates
Source:RevenuesandExpendituresforPublicElementaryandSecondaryEducation,NationalCenterforEducationStatistics
Morethan$15,000$13,000– $14,999$10,000- $12,999$9,000- $10,999Lessthan$9,000
Utah:$6,546 DistrictofColumbia:$20,577
InequitiesWeCan SeeToday:BetweenStates
InequitiesWeCan SeeToday:BetweenDistricts
• Highpovertydistrictsreceiveroughly$1,200/studentlessthanlowpovertydistrictsaroundthecountry
• In16stateshighpovertydistrictsreceivelessperpupilthanlowpovertydistricts.
InequitiesWeCan SeeToday:BetweenDistricts
Source: FundingGaps2015,TheEducationTrust
Gaps in State and Local Revenues per Student Between Districts Serving the Most and the Fewest Students in Poverty
InequitiesWeCan SeeToday:BetweenDistricts
InequitiesWeCannot(Clearly) SeeToday:BetweenSchools
Preliminarydataindicateinequitiesbetweenschoolswithin districts
InequitiesWeCannot(Clearly) SeeToday:BetweenSchools
Butthesedatahaveseriouslimitations• CivilRightsDataCollection• Excludeslargecategoriesofspending(e.g.specialeducation)• Qualityconcerns• Inconsistentcalculationsacrossdistricts
• Statedatasets• Notpubliclyavailable• Inconsistentcalculationsacrossdistricts
InequitiesWeCannot(Clearly) SeeToday:BetweenSchools
Limiteddatahasmeantverylittlepublicattention paidtoinequitiesbetweenschoolswithinschooldistricts.
InequitiesWeCannot(Clearly) SeeToday:BetweenSchools
ESSA’snewschoollevelperpupilreportingrequirementwillchangethis.
UsingtheData:ThroughanAdvocate’sEyes
Weaskedadvocatesfromaroundthecountry
Whatwouldyoudo(orhaveyoualreadydone)
withschoollevelspendingdata?
Here’swhattheytoldus
Engageparents
Comparemyschool’sspendingtobetterschools
Advocateforfundingthatmatchestheneedsofstudents
HoldLEAsaccountable
Pressstatementcallingforresource
equity
UsethedataintestimonybeforeCountyCouncilandschoolboardwhenthey
developbudgets
Betterunderstandwhat’sworkingand
what’snot Seeifschoolsthataresupposedtogetmore$fordisadvantagedstudentsare
actuallygettingit.
AdvocateforbudgetimpactstatementsthatusefundingdatatoexplainhowBlack
studentsareaffectedAsk
questions
Advocateformorefundinginlow
performingschools
Sharedatawithcommunityinawaythatallowsfor
organizedeffortstodemandequitableallocation
Hostworkshopsforparentsonwhatit
means
Pushtocutwaste
Budgetreorganization
Findbrightspotswhereresourcesarefollowingneedanddigdeepertolearnwhatisworking
Trackovertimetoseewherebudgetincreases
arespent
Drawparallelsbetweenfundingandoutcomes
Createresourcestoinformlocalleadersandparents(of
inequities)
Useittodirectschool
improvementefforts
Advocateforchangetoteacher/
para-educatorassignments
Pushforequitablefunding
Seeifschoolsthatareservinghistoricallyunderserved
studentsarereceivingtheirfairshare
Organizefamiliesforlocalaction
Clearly,districtleadersaregoingtogetalotofquestions
PossibleQuestionsforDistrictLeaders• Whyismychild’sschoolgettinglessperpupil?• Whyarealltheschoolsontheeastsideoftowngettingless(ormore)?• Whyarealltheschoolsservingstudentsofcolorgettingless(ormore)?• Whyareallthehighpovertyschoolsgettingless(ormore)?• Whatareyoubuyingwiththemoney?• Howarethedollarsleadingto– ornotleadingto– studentachievement?• What’sthebudgetprocessthatleadstothesespendingnumbers?HowcanIgetinvolvedinchangingit?
• Ifit’smostlyaboutteachersalaries,whyarethehighestpaidteachersinschoolsA,B,andCandnotschoolsX,Y,andZ?
• Howareyouconsideringresourceequityinschoolimprovementactivities?
Questions?