Tools & Publications

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  March 12, 2019

  Weighted Student Funding

  ERS has partnered with a number of districts on implementing weighted student funding (WSF), which is also known as fair student funding or student-based budgeting. This presentation... More »

  School Funding Student-Based Budgeting Presentations
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  April 2017

  Connected Professional Learning for Teachers

  Teachers need more support to meet the demands of college and career ready standards. Where can schools systems find the money, staff, and time to provide truly transformational... More »

  Compensation Publications District Leaders School Leaders ERS in California
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  May 2011

  A Strategic Spending Review of Syracuse City School District

  ERS final report summarizing research on the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) and the participative community “work-out” process that was held in response to research results. The... More »

  School Design Special Education School Funding School Partners and Community School Support Presentations District Leaders
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  March 18, 2013

  School Funding Systems Analyses and Worksheets: Section 1

  The School Funding System worksheet series includes analysis sheets on the spending variation per pupil and worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure... More »

  School Funding Tools
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  March 18, 2013

  School Funding Systems Analyses and Worksheets: Section 2

  The School Funding System worksheet series includes analysis sheets on the spending variation per pupil and worksheets with step-by-step instructions to help you calculate and measure... More »

  School Funding Tools
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  March 15, 2013

  Freeing School Resources for Learning

  Nationwide, districts and states seek to place more accountability for student performance with principals and teachers at the school level. We have found that schools implementing... More »

  School Design School Funding
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  March 15, 2013

  Matching Spending with Strategy

  The national focus on creating “standards based” schools and “accountability” is pushing school districts and schools to define their goals and priorities for student learning more... More »

  School Funding
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  March 14, 2013

  Turnaround Case Studies

  “Turnaround Case Studies” is an analysis of strategies to turn around low-performing schools undertaken by six large urban districts and four education management organizations. These... More »

  Turnaround Presentations
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  March 13, 2013

  Rethinking School System Resources to Create Excellence and Equity

  This New American Schools District Issues Brief provides an overview of three challenges related to the use and organization of resources as districts move to create higher performing... More »

  School Design School Funding
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  March 13, 2013

  School Budget Report for School District of Philadelphia: 2008-2009

  In the fall of 2007, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) was invited by Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission to conduct a Resource Use Analysis for the School District of Philadelphia... More »

  School Funding Presentations
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  March 12, 2013

  Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit: Posters

  View the posters that compare the turnaround strategies of the districts that attended Education Resource Strategies’ Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit held in October 2011. ERS held... More »

  Turnaround
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  March 12, 2013

  VUE: Voices in Urban Education

  The Annenberg Institute for School Reform’s Voices in Urban Education publication, produced in partnership with ERS, grew from the ERS-convened Fair Student Funding Summit in March 2010.... More »

  School Funding Student-Based Budgeting Publications
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  March 2013

  Funding District Story: U-46, Elgin, Illinois

  In 2008, the U-46 School District in Illinois faced a budget deficit of $45 million. Instead of deciding to do less with limited funds, the district worked with the school board and... More »

  School Funding Presentations Funding & Portfolio
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  October 2012

  Fair Student Funding in Baltimore City

  This full report of Baltimore Public Schools (City Schools) explores the implementation process and results of a fair student funding system. Fair Student Funding in Baltimore City (PDF) More »

  School Funding Student-Based Budgeting Presentations Publications
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  September 2012

  Fair Student Funding and Other Reforms

  After examining Baltimore City Public Schools' implementation of fair student funding and accompanying reforms, ERS shares the extent to which City Schools met the objectives and... More »

  School Funding Student-Based Budgeting Presentations Publications
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  March 15, 2012

  Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit Briefs

  This series compiles and analyzes the results of our Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit held in October 2011. More »

  Turnaround Publications
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  January 17, 2012

  Denver Public Schools: ERS Resource Mapping Summary Report

  In January 2012, ERS delivered a public presentation to the Denver Public Schools Board of Education which summarized the results and recommendations stemming from of our year-long... More »

  School Design School Funding Presentations
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  November 2011

  School Budget Hold’em

  School Budget Hold'em is more than a game, it’s an interactive exploration of the thoughtful trade-offs school administrators have to make in these challenging budget times. More »

  School Funding Tools
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  October 2011

  Transformation or decline?

  Tough times provide school districts with the opportunity to make big changes, helping alleviate the budget pressure in the short term and create a new foundation that will provide the... More »

  Leadership School Design Special Education School Funding School Partners and Community School Support Standards and Curricula Teaching Publications
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  October 2011

  Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit: Session Summaries

  View the session summaries from ERS’ Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit held in October 2011. A major effort is underway in school districts across the country to improve the academic... More »

  Turnaround
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  October 2011

  Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit: Videos

  View videos from ERS’ Sustaining Turnaround at Scale Summit held in October 2011. Panelists from the ERS Summit share some thoughts on successful turnaround. Panelists on the closing... More »

  Turnaround Videos
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  September 2011

  Realigning Resources for District Success

  After one year of in-depth resource analysis, ERS released a report on Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), Realigning Resources for District Success. The report provides a blueprint for... More »

  Leadership School Design School Funding School Support Teaching Presentations
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  March 2011

  Video: Turnaround in Action

  See how two schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC)–winner of the prestigious 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Education–are approaching turnaround. Both schools are achieving... More »

  Turnaround Videos
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  January 2011

  Turning Around the Nation’s Lowest Performing Schools

  Across the country, states and school districts are focusing on turning around the nation’s lowest-performing schools. This focus on school turnaround, while welcome, is not new. And... More »

  School Support Turnaround Publications
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  January 2011

  How States Can Support Transformation in Tough Times

  With escalating education costs in a time of declining school budgets, ERS articulates for state leaders opportunities to shift scarce funds toward the most critical areas. ERS Executive... More »

  School Design School Funding School Support Teaching Presentations State Leaders
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  October 2010

  Memphis White Paper

  If your school district is facing a budget issue, it might surprise you to learn that the solution might very well lie in a game of cards. That certainly was the case Memphis City... More »

  School Funding Presentations Publications
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  September 2010

  Turnaround Schools

  Turnaround efforts at individual schools will not result in widespread, sustainable change without fundamental shifts in the way districts evaluate school, student, and teacher needs and... More »

  School Support Turnaround Tools
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  September 2010

  School Funding Systems

  You’re a district leader who wants to see higher student achievement and balance your district budget—and that is getting harder. Budget cuts loom for at least another couple of years.... More »

  School Funding
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  April 2010

  Breaking the Cycle of Failure in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

  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... More »

  School Design School Support Turnaround Presentations Publications
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  March 2010

  Fair Student Funding Summit: District Summaries

  In March 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)... More »

  School Funding Student-Based Budgeting Publications Funding & Portfolio