EdBuild worked to bring common sense and fairness to school funding. EdBuild closed in June 2020, but its work remains available at https://teapawt.net/t.co/AP4ZcEIkm7
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Also from @EdBuild, there is a $23 billion gap between majority white and majority non-white districts, despite the fact that these districts serve the same number of students
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From @EdBuild: school succession and fractured districts contribute to huge racial and socioeconomic inequality within states bit.ly/3dgrzij
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Exclusive interview: @EdBuild founder @RebeccaSibilia steps down as CEO, will help policymakers combat education budget cuts due to #COVID19 buff.ly/2M3XsPS
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A school-funding moonshot from @edbuild:
A controversial pitch to spread property tax revenues much more widely -- at the county or state level.
2 out of 3 students would see equal or greater funding.
npr.org/2020/05/27/861325304…
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Thread from @NPR and @npr_ed...
About the crisis that's about to crush K-12 school budgets.
npr.org/2020/05/26/858257200…
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"The coronavirus era is a good time for us to think more broadly about school district geographies — in terms of funding, but also how we define schools, taxes and community," says @rebeccasibilia nyti.ms/3cEY0r8
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“School District Borders Can Worsen Inequality. These Students Are Fighting for a Better Education”-powerful piece re: relationship b/w district lines, racial & socioeconomic segregation, & resource inequities by @kevincarey1 of @NewAmerica cc: @EdBuild time.com/5783920/school-dist…
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An @EdBuild report looks at boundaries that create steep economic divides between neighboring school districts. No. 11 on the list is right here in Arizona.
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NEW: @EdBuild report highlights the 50 most economically segregating school district borders in America buff.ly/37i6P7p
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A lot of education research dropped in 2019, including @EdBuild's disturbing findings of striking inequalities in funding between bordering school districts. See the charts that made research like this come alive: buff.ly/34bp3oZ
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Alabama is one of 8 states that does not consider student characteristics in distributing state tax dollars. The map below from @EdBuild shows how states distribute funding. Most surrounding states (except TN) consider additional factors. funded.edbuild.org/national#…
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.@EdBuild's school finance conference, April 21-24, will include sessions on the effect of district borders on school finance and segregation, small group breakouts on the nitty gritty of school funding policy, and more. Find details and register here. bit.ly/2QtoLWL
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Shocked by the @EdBuild report showing that nonwhite school districts get $23B less than white school districts? You might be more shocked to see how it affects your local community. Take a look at EdBuild's map of the most divisive school district borders:edbuild.org/content/dismisse…
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On IN district split, @RebeccaSibilia of @EdBuild: “It’s the state’s responsibility to make sure education is working for all kids, not just kids that are living in communities that can afford to resource their own schools at a high level.” chalkbeat.org/posts/in/2019/…
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"We're always optimistic whenever a legislature recognizes there are students who need more help," says Rebecca Sibilia (@EdBuild) about education funding.
"But we need to start getting aggressive to push the state to make some of these changes happen more rapidly."
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There are about 43 "divisive boundaries" in Illinois and a lot of them are spread throughout the state says @LeeVGaines.
The biggest difference is where funding comes from (state vs. property taxes).
More from @EdBuild below:
edbuild.org/content/dismisse…
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"As I grew older I grew wiser... that's when you realize that schools rely on property taxes," says Yuliana Quintana.
DePue is one of the poorest school districts in IL. But it’s located right next to a considerably wealthier district.
More below:
illinoisnewsroom.org/2019/10…
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Illinois has gotten better at providing more money to school districts that need it the most. But there are still huge gaps that have to do with how our district borders are drawn.
More w/@LeeVGaines & @RebeccaSibilia but first, college Freshman Yuliana Quintana.
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School segregation is driven by the underlying segregation of our neighborhoods.
This op-ed in @TeenVouge explains how the Trump administration is getting rid of policies intended to create more diverse communities.
Read more: teenvogue.com/story/school-s…
