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Demystifying School Funding

Demystifying School Funding

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We all want what's best for our kids. But who do we include when we say "our kids"? Just the children in our homes? The kids at our school? In our district? How big are we willing to draw that circle? It might seem like a strange place to start a conversation about school funding, but as it turns out, those questions are at the heart of how we fund our public schools.We're joined by Zahava Stadler, Director of the Education Funding Equity Initiative at New America, to help us make sense of the complicated world of school funding. Zahava breaks down how federal, state, and local dollars come together to fund our schools, why even well-intentioned state funding formulas often fall short of achieving equity, and how the history of housing segregation continues to shape which children have access to educational resources.But the connection between segregation and funding goes even deeper. As Zahava explains, school funding inequities don't just reflect residential segregation—they help drive it. The boundaries we draw around school districts determine not only who attends school together, but also whose property wealth supports whose education. And those boundaries aren't inevitable. We created them, and we can change them.That possibility is at the heart of New America's groundbreaking Redrawing the Lines project and its new School District Merger Lab, an interactive tool that allows users to explore how merging school districts could impact racial and economic integration and funding equity across their state. Rather than simply accepting district boundaries as they exist, what if we drew them with equity in mind?We also discuss the current state of school funding, the opportunities and threats facing public education, and how parents, caregivers, and community members can get involved in advocating for fairer funding systems.Zahava brings us back to that question of who we consider "our kids." Our district boundaries and funding formulas are a reflection of the answer we've given so far. But those decisions aren't permanent, and we have an opportunity to make a different choice—one that extends our sense of responsibility beyond the kids who happen to live on our side of the line.LINKSSchool District Merger Lab Zahava Stadler – New AmericaNew America's Education Funding Equity InitiativeRedrawing the LinesRedrawing the Lines – Interactive Map and Data ExplorerSealing the TrapdoorsEducation Commission of the States – 50-State Comparison: K-12 FundingThe Education Trust – Equal Is Not Good EnoughAnn Owens – Inequality in Children's ContextsThe Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic OutcomesAbbott v. BurkeMilliken v. Bradley S11E9 – The Containment: Michelle Adams on Northern Jim CrowS11E6 – Advocacy for Equitable Funding and Integration with Brown's PromiseSend us a voice memo: speakpipe.com/integratedschoolsCheck out our Bookshop.org storefront to support local bookstores, and send a portion of the proceeds back to us.Join our Patreon to support this work, and connect with us and other listeners to discuss these issues even further.Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video versions of our episodes.Let us know what you think of this episode, suggest future topics, or share your story with us – Integrated Schools on Facebook, @integratedschools on Instagram, or email podcast@integratedschools.org.The Integrated Schools Podcast was created by Courtney Mykytyn and Andrew Lefkowits.This episode was produced by Andrew Lefkowits and Val Brown. It was edited and mixed by Andrew Lefkowits.Music by Kevin Casey.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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