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An Old Idea for a New Era? How Block Grants Can Achieve State Goals and Improve Student Outcomes
Read recommendations designed to help state leaders use block grants to consistently and reliably serve students and improve outcomes.
WestEd Announces New Director of Strategic Resource Allocation and Planning Team
Kelsey Krausen has been selected to serve as the Director of the Strategic Resource Allocation and Systems Planning team.
Spotlight on Rural Education: Addressing the Challenges to Support Student Success
The resources in this Spotlight are aimed at educators in rural communities, supporting rural science teachers, considering 4-day school weeks in one rural community; and a podcast that focuses on the transformation of a small rural school district that’s gotten attention from education leaders all around the world.
Summer Finance Training Helps School and District Leaders Navigate Complex Regulations
WestEd’s 2024 Summer Finance Training Institutes equip school and district finance professionals with the tools necessary to adapt and thrive, ensuring that every student receives an equitable and high-quality education.
Budgeting for Educational Equity Podcast S2E7: School Closures and Consolidations in California: Deepening Our Understanding
Host Jason Willis talks with school finance and policy veteran Carrie Hahnel about school closures and consolidations, delving into current factors that could lead to more closures and data about the disproportionate impact on different student populations.
Resource Allocation Review Guidance Now Available for State and Local Educational Agencies
Now available for state and local education agency leaders working to conduct a meaningful resource allocation review: A suggested, systematized approach developed by the Region 15 Comprehensive Center.
Strategies for Expanding School-Based Health Services Through Medicaid
Learn specific strategies for state education and Medicaid agencies to collaboratively serve the whole student by unlocking and expanding federal funds together.
Budgeting for Educational Equity Podcast S2E6: Advancing Equity Through Locally Driven Funding Formulas: LAUSD’s Groundbreaking Student Equity Need Index (the “SENI”)
Host Jason Willis talks with Pedro Salcido (Los Angeles Unified School District) and Jessenia Reyes (Catalyst California) about the Student Equity Need Index (SENI), a research-based index that uses comprehensive indicators to rank school needs for more equitable funding distribution.
Resource Allocation Reviews: Lessons Learned Over Four Years—Q&A With Alicia Bowman and Tia Taylor
Experts from the Region 15 Comprehensive Center discuss what they have learned about creating processes that help leaders examine the connection between resource allocation and academic outcomes.
Back-to-School Spotlight: Strategic Resource Management to Support the Whole Child, Person, and Community
These Spotlight resources and events aim to assist educators with managing funds to boost teacher compensation, improve outcomes for students who are and have been underserved, address learning loss, and more.
