ERS, July 2010
This web-based tool is designed to help you dive into the transformational strategies that lead to better resource use, ResourceCheck asks you a series of questions, and then tallies and…
On March 25-26, 2010, urban education leaders gathered in Baltimore, MD for the Fair Student Funding Summit, a conference that brought together districts that use weighted student funding (WSF) as…
In March, 2010, ERS brought together a group of urban education leaders for a two-day summit to explore innovative approaches for allocating student funds based on student need. These summaries…
by Karen Hawley Miles
Harvard Education Press, 2010
This chapter of Smart Money: Using Educational Resources to Accomplish Ambitious Learning Goals, edited by Jacob Adams, provides a framework for describing strategic school resource use…
by Regis Anne Shields and Karen Hawley Miles
Harvard Education Press, 2009
Before district leaders can expand professional development to better support teachers, they must first determine not only the current investment level but also what that investment is buying. This chapter,…
Before schools can systematically implement a district’s vision for excellent school practices, district leadership must clearly articulate exactly what school strategies they believe will improve student learning. Many districts have…
A report prepared by ERS with the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University reviewing how stated policies for Professional Development and Curriculum are translated at the district, school, and classroom level. In addition, the teams present findings on the district infrastructure and its capacity to use information and…
The results of a Resource Use Analysis conducted by ERS for the School District of Philadelphia between 2007 and 2009.
Don Hovey, April 26th 2010
ERS articulates for states what we know about district resource use and how states’ policies can best help district efforts. ERS Director Don Hovey gave this presentation in Miami at…
ERS, April 2010
This presentation defines and explores how school districts can fund schools through a more decentralized system that connects extra dollars to students that require additional resources.
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