SESSION 5:

Data & Solutions — Let’s Think Big

Session 5 will provide attendees with an analysis of a possible alternative to Alabama’s current formula, which is a resource-based funding model.

What is a student-weighted formula? What is the best design to meet the needs of Alabama’s students? We’ll explore model policies and a set of principles that we believe will work for Alabama.

Pre-Readings

  1. Splitting the Bill: A Bellwether Series on School Finance Equity
  2. Making Change: A State Advocacy Playbook for Equitable Education Finance
  3. Balancing Act: How States Can Address Local Wealth Inequity in Education Finance
  4. Leveling the Landscape: An Analysis of K-12 Funding Inequities Within Metro Areas

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Every Dollar Counts Learning Series: Data & Solutions- Let’s Think Big