As districts continue to serve students for the remainder of this school year, planning for 2021-2022 is well under way. In Six Adaptations to Budget Planning for 2021-22, we described...
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For 15 years, Ruthie Quinto was the CFO of Fresno Unified School District, the fourth largest school district in California. Now, she joins ERS as an advisor and 1:1 coach for CFOs in our...
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ERS alum Robert Daigneau started his role as Executive Director of Finance and Operations for the South Bend Empowerment Zone in mid-2020. We talked to him about making the transition to...
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Dear Dr. Cardona,
On behalf of the 29 undersigned organizations and researchers, we write to congratulate you on your nomination as U.S. Secretary of Education. We are excited that...
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We are halfway through the 2020-21 school year. While much work remains in order to support students through the spring semester, school system leaders are also in the process of planning...
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The pandemic has forced districts to grapple with a triple squeeze on resources:
greater depth, breadth, and inequity of student need,
even greater financial pressure than...
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As president-elect Joe Biden seeks unity, K-12 funding for education recovery may become a centering point for collective effort and consensus in the likely event of a divided government....
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Aleesia Johnson is superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools. In this role, she oversees the strategic direction and operations of the district in achieving its mission to empower and...
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With the rise of new hybrid and in-person learning models, district leaders face increasingly complex decisions about how we “do school.” How are they doing it? What are the pros and cons...
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Nolberto Delgadillo, CFO of Tulsa Public Schools, took on a budget shortfall in a way that few others have done: by bringing the district community into the budgeting process. We spoke to...
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