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…
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…
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.
by Jonathan Travers and Barbara Christiansen
ERS, April 2010
In this case study of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Strategic Staffing Initiative, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) and the Aspen Institute tell the important story of how one district is harnessing the critical levers of school leadership and teaching excellence to turnaround schools in the context of a larger school system. The system’s…
by Stephen Frank
ERS, April 2010
ERS, with the National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL), released a paper that doucments how six urban school districts structure time compared to nine Leading Edge high schools.
by Karen Hawley Miles and Stephen Frank
Corwin Press 2008
How can schools best use the resources they already have? That question is at the heart of this inspiring book for school and district administrators challenged with increasing student performance…
ERS, 2008
Paper and tool that helps leaders understand and manage the drivers of small school spending.
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