Bit of a long-shot, but does anyone have any data/research about the relationship between student poverty concentration and school building capacity? Anecdotally, I’d imagine there is a correlation between high poverty concentration and under-capacity schools; looking for data to support/refute.
Interesting trend: since 1989, public schools have halved the percentage of special education students spending <80% of class time in ‘general class’ (and doubled % spending >80% time in general class).
I’ve been predicting LEA consolidation for years, so it’s fitting that one of the early examples I’m seeing is from my hometown county.
Too often, I hear complaints about K-12 financial transparency that loosely translate to: “the information wasn’t organized and presented exactly the way I wanted to consume it.”
We can debate how to present data, but let’s not conflate personal preferences with malfeasance.
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The whole “we keep spending more money in K-12 and don’t see changes” argument is exhaustingly disingenuous. PK-12 spending has hovered around the same percentage of GPD (3-4%) for over 50 years and it’s currently the lowest (3.44%) it’s been since 1989.
I see people (who should know better) are making lazy arguments about NYCDOE per-pupil spending… again.
👉🏻 Staff costs drive school spending 👉🏻 More expensive places to live ➡️ higher staff costs 👉🏻 Manhattan is the most expensive place to live in the country, 130% of average
This proposal to gut Title I is why I’ve been raging against any premature/baseless/exaggerated claims of mismanaging ESSER funds before the grant is even finished: welcome to my nightmare.
If you’re surprised, you’re not paying attention.
Let’s not treat this proposal like any kind of reasonable one worth debating or rationalizing. Proposing to blindly cut 94% of Title I with no argument other than “schools got emergency money that one-time” is unserious and unfounded and we should treat it as such.
You can tell Seattle is full of nerds because not only is there a bi-weekly silent reading party, it’s sold out for 2 months 😂
You want to buy a house. Your budget is $250k. “Is that enough?”
Maybe. Are you trying to buy a cabin in West Virginia or a brownstone in Park Slope?
This is what the “does money matter?” debate in PK-12 education sounds like.
Is it enough? For what?
I’m excited about this. Private-ish photo-sharing for close friends and family is something I’ve been craving. Path was ahead of its time and I’ve been waiting for something similar to revive the concept.
Lemme see if I have this straight:
2020: Yell at districts to close… no, open 2021: Yell at districts to open… no, close 2022: Yell at districts to spend ESSER faster 2023: Yell at districts for spending ESSER on one-time expenses 👉🏻 yell at districts for hiring instructional staff
Back in DC for a minute to talk #EdFinance at #AASA 👋🏻🏛️
Earlier this year, I celebrated 10 years of Allovue with this reflection & prediction series on major trends in education finance #ICYMI #FlashbackFriday
Check it out here 👇🏻 www.allovue.com/predictio…