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ECHO: The Education, Community, and Housing Open Data Dashboard

Jordan Abbott, Zahava Stadler

ECHO: The Education, Community, and Housing Open Data Dashboard

The ECHO Data Dashboard includes national data related to education, housing, and community demographics and welfare.

Jan 22, 2025

Why New Hampshire Legislators Are Linking Abortion and School Funding

Why New Hampshire Legislators Are Linking Abortion and School Funding

NH Republicans are urging their state supreme court to overturn a precedent guaranteeing the right to a fairly funded public education.

Oct 1, 2024

For School Districts, Just Like Voting Districts, Equality Depends on a Fair Map

For School Districts, Just Like Voting Districts, Equality Depends on a Fair Map

The boundaries of school districts should be intentionally drawn to produce better, fairer public systems.

Jun 10, 2024

Segregation Between America’s School Districts in the Twenty-First Century

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Zahava Stadler, Jordan Abbott

Segregation Between America’s School Districts in the Twenty-First Century

To succeed at school integration, we must understand the school segregation landscape and direct efforts at the problem as it exists today.

May 16, 2024

Crossing the Line: Segregation and Resource Inequality Between America’s School Districts

Zahava Stadler, Jordan Abbott

Crossing the Line: Segregation and Resource Inequality Between America’s School Districts

In America, it’s common for children living just one mile apart to experience different educational outcomes. Why? Historical segregation.

Feb 29, 2024

K-12 Federal COVID Relief: What Can We Learn from Doing School Funding Differently?

K-12 Federal COVID Relief: What Can We Learn from Doing School Funding Differently?

K-12 COVID relief differed from standard school district funding and these differences can inform evaluations of the funds and their impact.

Oct 30, 2023

We Can’t Veto Our Way to Better School Funding

We Can’t Veto Our Way to Better School Funding

Governor Tony Evers' headline-grabbing veto can't solve the state's school funding woes.

Jul 18, 2023

Voting Rights at the Supreme Court: Gerrymandering, School Districts, and Education Equity

Voting Rights at the Supreme Court: Gerrymandering, School Districts, and Education Equity

As the Supreme Court rules on the Voting Rights Act, we should recall that past VRA rulings have allowed harmful educational gerrymandering.

Jun 26, 2023

Rethinking Localism in Education Law and Policy

Rethinking Localism in Education Law and Policy

Interview with Professor Derek Black on localism as a driver of segregation & inequity and why we must rethink the role of school districts.

Jun 2, 2023

Increasing Teacher Salaries is a School Funding Issue

Increasing Teacher Salaries is a School Funding Issue

Increasing teacher salaries is a popular, bipartisan idea. But the raises teachers actually see depend on the school funding policy context.

Mar 22, 2023

What to Know About Education Funding in Biden’s Budget

What to Know About Education Funding in Biden’s Budget

The budget is an important opportunity for the administration to signal its priorities when it comes to education.

Mar 10, 2023

Chris Geary, Aaron Loewenberg, Sophie Nguyen, Jazmyne Owens, Iris Palmer, Sarah Sattelmeyer, Zahava Stadler, Leslie Villegas, Taylor White

Refusing Federal Education Dollars Jeopardizes Students with Disabilities

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Refusing Federal Education Dollars Jeopardizes Students with Disabilities

Some lawmakers want to be free of federal education rules. But for students with disabilities, those “rules” are civil rights.

Mar 6, 2023

Lillie Heigl, Zahava Stadler

Powerful Pennsylvania Ruling Sets a New Standard for School Funding

Powerful Pennsylvania Ruling Sets a New Standard for School Funding

A Pennsylvania court just stuck down the state's school finance system as unconstitutional. The ruling is a clarion call for fairer funding.

Feb 22, 2023