Forecasts on the dominant themes, challenges, and opportunities in K-12 school finance over the next decade. Read our essay series as a flipbook or blog!
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Allovue’s vision is that every dollar works for every student. I invite you to join us in the effort for the next decade. A thriving public education system will require concerted efforts in every sphere of influence—we must work together to protect and elevate public education.
If I had to choose one issue that will dominate ed finance discourse over the next decade, it’s teacher compensation. Teacher compensation is related to several challenges plaguing K-12 education: teacher shortages, teacher recruitment and retention, pension debt, resource equity, and funding adequacy.
For the first time in decades, enrollment in K-12 public schools is precipitously declining: estimated public school enrollment for 2023 was a million students short of 2019 levels; about a 2% drop. Where have all the students gone, and what are the consequences of a shrinking student population?
Allovue’s vision is that every dollar works for every student. I invite you to join us in the effort for the next decade. A thriving public education system will require concerted efforts in every sphere of influence—we must work together to protect and elevate public education.
If I had to choose one issue that will dominate ed finance discourse over the next decade, it’s teacher compensation. Teacher compensation is related to several challenges plaguing K-12 education: teacher shortages, teacher recruitment and retention, pension debt, resource equity, and funding adequacy.
For the first time in decades, enrollment in K-12 public schools is precipitously declining: estimated public school enrollment for 2023 was a million students short of 2019 levels; about a 2% drop. Where have all the students gone, and what are the consequences of a shrinking student population?
The current public school pension system is fiscally unsustainable in many states, contributing to depressed wages and presenting a major threat to school budgets. Let's talk about the +$600 billion budget cut happening to public schools.
If districts unbundle resources and programming, they can offer a wider range of curated educational choices for students within the public school system, rather than requiring them to seek choices elsewhere.
The workflow and tools for managing the flow of money, people, time, and supplies in schools remain stubbornly stuck in decades-old tech. What's next?
The current public school pension system is fiscally unsustainable in many states, contributing to depressed wages and presenting a major threat to school budgets. Let's talk about the +$600 billion budget cut happening to public schools.
If districts unbundle resources and programming, they can offer a wider range of curated educational choices for students within the public school system, rather than requiring them to seek choices elsewhere.
The workflow and tools for managing the flow of money, people, time, and supplies in schools remain stubbornly stuck in decades-old tech. What's next?
If we expect schools to be catch-alls for community support, why not coordinate community resources in the very hubs of community that already exist?
The past decade has seen modest improvements in resource equity as a result of state funding model reform, and yet, major inequities persist. What changes lie ahead?
Early childhood programs are one of the highest-return investments we can make with public dollars. What role should they have in public education in the U.S.?
If we expect schools to be catch-alls for community support, why not coordinate community resources in the very hubs of community that already exist?
The past decade has seen modest improvements in resource equity as a result of state funding model reform, and yet, major inequities persist. What changes lie ahead?
Early childhood programs are one of the highest-return investments we can make with public dollars. What role should they have in public education in the U.S.?
The financial consequences of increased competition for enrollment cannot be ignored by anyone who is invested in creating quality school options for all.
The best way to predict the future of education finance is to create it. Join us in dreaming big about the next decade of education finance technology!
Visit our blog for more articles on K-12 education finance!
The financial consequences of increased competition for enrollment cannot be ignored by anyone who is invested in creating quality school options for all.
The best way to predict the future of education finance is to create it. Join us in dreaming big about the next decade of education finance technology!
Visit our blog for more articles on K-12 education finance!
Jess Gartner is the CEO & Founder of Allovue. On a mission to empower K-12 educators to strategically and equitably allocate financial resources, Allovue supports school systems across the nation with solutions to allocate, budget, and manage resources for 3 million students. Previously, Jess studied education policy at the University of Pennsylvania and received her M.A. in Teaching from Johns Hopkins. She has taught in classrooms around the world, including Thailand, South Africa, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. She also serves on the National Advisory Committee for Johns Hopkins School of Education and the Board of Education Week.
Jason Becker leads development, design, and product management at Allovue in his role as Chief Product Officer. He started at Allovue in 2014 bringing a unique array of professional experiences including: developing a state education formula, designing complex statewide data collections and validation procedures, managing multiple data systems integration projects, and conducting analyses of school district financial data. He holds an Sc.B. in Chemistry and A.M. in Urban Education Policy from Brown University and was a member of Cohort 4 of the Strategic Data Project from the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.
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