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  September 19, 2023

  Hybrid Learning Models That Actually Work

  How-to Guide for Implementing Hybrid Learning Models While our vision paper illustrates what hybrid learning models could do for districts, our guide provides comprehensive guidance... More »

  District Leaders School Design Standards & Instructional Resources Toolkits
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  Education Resource Strategies

  Elementary Instructional Planning Guide

    All students deserve the time and space to learn across all content areas—but not every schedule affords students the same opportunities. A school’s schedule reflects a school’s... More »

  District Leaders School Leaders School Design Toolkits
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  Education Resource Strategies

  How to Spend ESSER Funds Strategically for K-12 Transformation

  Actionable tools and resources to help district leaders invest ESSER funds with a "Do Now, Build Toward" approach for sustainable transformation. More »

  COVID-19 Equity District Leaders State Leaders Toolkits
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  Education Resource Strategies

  Reimagining the Teaching Job

  An illustration of what the teacher experience looks like now for many teachers, and what it could look like instead by making teaching a more dynamic, rewarding, collaborative, and... More »

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  Education Resource Strategies

  The Vision: Reimagining the Teaching Job

  How we can lift students and educators by making teaching a more dynamic, rewarding, collaborative, and sustainable profession More »

  Publications Tools COVID-19 Compensation District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders School Design State Leaders Teaching Toolkits
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  August 16, 2022

  How to Enable Transformational Change in K-12 School Districts Through a "Do Now, Build Toward" Approach

  "Do Now, Build Toward" (DNBT) is a sustainable approach to transformation that builds on research, incorporates practical limitations, and uses a community-driven, iterative framework. More »

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  July 06, 2022

  10 Steps to Become an Equity Detective

  Learn how to become an “equity detective”: a leader who actively looks for and takes action to address structural and systemic inequities in schools and school systems. More »

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  July 06, 2022

  Mobilizing Resources to Advance Excellence and Equity for All Students

  Doable starting points and tools for leaders to mobilize resources and create excellent and equitable experiences for students. More »

  Publications COVID-19 Equity District Leaders School Leaders Funding & Portfolio School Design Teaching Learn Take Action
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  June 01, 2022

  It's Time for an ESSER Halftime Review

  We’re halfway through ESSER’s funding timeline, but leaders still have time to create lasting change. This ESSER Halftime Review Guide will help help facilitate productive conversations,... More »

  Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders Learn Toolkits
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  Spring 2022

  ESSER Guidance for School Staffing, Spending, and Scheduling

  The ESSER Guidance for School Staffing, Spending, and Scheduling guides provide a blueprint for organizing resources for a sustainable ESSER investment strategy—one that has an immediate... More »

  Publications Tools District Leaders Professional Learning School Leaders School Design Leadership School Support & Accountability Community Engagement Toolkits
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  February 03, 2022

  ESSER Plan Communication

  5 Key Messaging Imperatives to Build Alignment Among District Leaders, School Boards, and Cabinets More »

  Presentations Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders Leadership Community Engagement
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  December 16, 2021

  ERS Top FIVE Resources from 2021

  Here are our top 5 resources from 2021 — and real-life examples from districts and schools around the country. More »

  Presentations Publications COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design State Leaders Toolkits
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  Aug 31, 2021

  Investing ESSER Funds Equitably

  The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t impacted all students in the same ways. For many students - including students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, students with disabilities, and... More »

  Publications Equity District Leaders State Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability
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  Schools Start Here Series

  The Schools Start Here series dives into the resource side of ESSER strategy and planning. These guides offer a blueprint for how to organize resources as part of a sustainable ESSER... More »

  Publications Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Professional Learning School Leaders School Design School Support & Accountability Community Engagement
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  May 2021

  COVID-19 Reopening and Recovery: Toolkit for Districts and Schools

  From equitably meeting students' increased needs, to planning new budgets, to creating safe and effective models for hybrid and fully-remote learning — the options facing districts and... More »

  Equity District Leaders COVID-19 School Leaders State Leaders Leadership School Support & Accountability Community Engagement Toolkits
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  School Leaders as Equity Leaders

  Tools to help principals create resource equity in their school buildings. More »

  Equity District Leaders School Leaders Toolkits
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  October 2020

  Reporting for Equity

  A guide outlining the 5 principles of equity-focused spending reporting, including essential questions and examples of effective reporting practices. More »

  Presentations Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
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  August 2020

  COVID Comeback Models

  Explore concrete examples of possible student groups, schedules, and staff roles for various hybrid models. More »

  Publications Tools COVID-19 District Leaders School Leaders School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability
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  Three Steps to a Strategic Schedule

  We’ve created a set of COVID Comeback Models that include possible student groups, schedules, staff roles and more for district and school leaders planning for a safe shift to hybrid... More »

  District Leaders School Leaders School Design Toolkits
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  Districts at Work: Tulsa Tales Mini-Podcast

  Real stories from real districts: How Tulsa Public Schools supported professional development for teachers — on a budget More »

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  Toolkit: Advice for New Superintendents

  As a new superintendent - whether it's your first time in that role or just new to a community- you'll face a tremendous number of challenges. The key is knowing where to begin. More »

  District Leaders Leadership Toolkits
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  Toolkit: New Teacher Support

  All school and district leaders want to grow their new teachers into effective educators who stay at their schools - yet most feel constrained by limited budgets. But it is possible to... More »

  District Leaders Professional Learning Teaching Toolkits
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  January 2019

  Transforming School Funding: A Guide to Implementing Student-Based Budgeting

  Student-Based Budgeting (SBB) allocates dollars based on enrollment and student need. In this blog, you will find tools and key elements for decision making as you consider SBB for your... More »

  District Leaders Equity Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting
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  December 2018

  The Strategic System Snapshot | Mini

  A 10-minute self-assessment tool that helps district leaders and others identify which of your strategies are likely to lead to student success—and where there are opportunities to improve. More »

  Funding & Portfolio School Design Teaching School Support & Accountability Standards & Instructional Resources Community Engagement
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  August 2018

  Weighted Student Funding

  Weighted Student Funding has become a popular initiative for district leaders who seek to allocate scarce resources to schools, especially in the face of stubborn achievement gaps,... More »

  Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting Toolkits
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  Education Resource Strategies

  Toolkit: What is Student-Based Budgeting? How can it drive student learning?

  SBB is a funding system whereby dollars follow students based on student need, and can help increase funding transparency, equity, and flexibility. More »

  Equity District Leaders Funding & Portfolio Student-Based Budgeting Toolkits
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  June 5, 2018

  Bridging the Budget Gap and Accelerating Student Learning in Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD)

  The ERS Resource Map for LAUSD analyzes resource allocation across the district, with a special emphasis on distribution of funding; teacher compensation, strategic retention, and... More »

  Presentations District Leaders Funding & Portfolio
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  June 05, 2018

  Addressing the Teacher Labor Market Challenge in Arizona

  Arizona spends less on K-12 education than almost every other state. But adding resources on top of the current system is likely an ineffective solution. More »

  Presentations ESSA Equity State Leaders
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  March 6, 2018

  Toolkit: Advancing Equitable School Funding under ESSA

  The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states new financial transparency tools to better understand and become leaders for resource equity, but only if they are used well. These... More »

  Presentations ESSA State Leaders States
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  February 21, 2018

  Education Funding in North Carolina: What is Adequate? What is Equitable?

  ERS's Chief Executive Officer and President Karen Hawley Miles presented to the Governor's Commission on Access to a Sound Basic Education in North Carolina, focusing on four questions. More »

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