Budgeting for Educational Equity

How can dedicated teams of leaders, school business officials, educators, and entire school communities allocate resources to better meet the needs of all students? That’s the story we’re sharing in this new limited series presented by CASBO and WestEd. Each episode, our host Jason Willis welcomes education leaders and practitioners to discuss funding, educational improvements and advancing resource equity across all levels of California's public education system. We'll explore their motivations, the tools they’re using, and what’s working and what they’ve learned. Join us to tap into the experiences of guest experts and colleagues who are doing the work every day of ensuring a more equitable allocation of resources. It's valuable insight you won't want to miss!Want to learn more ways to put what you hear about resource equity into action? Check out our episode companion briefs, available via WestEd at https://www.wested.org/budgeting-for-educational-equity-podcast-series/

Budgeting for Educational Equity is a education podcast hosted by CASBO and WestEd, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  The Education News Comedy Quiz -- A New Show To Help You Process the Latest Goings-On From the World of Public Education

  Sep 10, 202556 minS0

  <p>Looking for a fun and informative way to make sense of all the latest education news? The Education News Comedy Quiz -- Some of the Above is a new podcast you may enjoy. It's co-hosted and produced by one of the producers of Budgeting for Educational Equity.</p><p>On each episode, two special guest contestants from the world of public education take the quiz and discuss key questions and topics in the news. </p><p>This month you can play alongside high school senior and student advocate Luisa Sanchez and former big city schools' superintendent Richard Carranza. Both a...

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  Meeting the Needs of All Students: How Can Educators, Leaders and Education Systems Better Attend to the Intersection of Language and Disability for Multilingual Learners

  Mar 26, 202442 minS2

  <p>This episode we’re bringing attention to an important but still under-examined subject: the need for  schools and school systems to better attend to the intersection of language and disability for young multilingual learners.  </p><p>Focusing on multilingualism and disability offers insight into a larger and more persistent question we’ve dug into throughout this series—that is, how can district leaders, including superintendents and school business officials, make decisions and take actions that more effectively identify and meet the needs of all their students?</p><p>Host Jason Willis is joined by two WestEd colleagues, Jamey Burho and Eliz...

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  Episode #8

  What You Need To Know about California’s New Equity Multiplier – And Related School Accountability System Changes

  Mar 7, 202458 minS2

  <p>The Equity Multiplier -- a new $300 million component to California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) -- is rolling out this  school year. <br/><br/>Guests Natalie Wheatfall-Lum and Sara Pietrowski join Jason Willis to describe how the Equity Multiplier works, how it came about, and related changes to the state’s accountability system, including what districts must now report in their Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs). <br/><br/>Along the way, they consider broader policy issues and implications for targeting LCFF funds directly to the school sites whose student populations generate them; helping LEAs better identify and address...

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  Episode #7

  School Closures and Consolidations in California: Deepening Our Understanding

  Feb 20, 202446 minS2

  <p>Closing or consolidating neighborhood schools is a painful decision that no school district or community ever wishes to face, but increasingly it may be on the table due to declining enrollment trends and budgetary pressures. </p><p>In this episode, host Jason Willis and school finance and policy veteran Carrie Hahnel deepen our understanding about school closures and consolidations. They delve into current factors that could lead to more closures and data showing how closures have disproportionately impacted different student populations. They pinpoint the tension schools and communities must try to resolve between difficult and necessary budget decisions on o...

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  Episode #6

  Advancing Equity Through Locally-Driven School Funding Formulas: Los Angeles USD's Groundbreaking Student Equity Need Index (the "SENI")

  Nov 7, 20231h 3mS2

  <p>California's Local Control Funding Formula or LCFF took a major step towards advancing equity.  But as LCFF came into existence 10 years ago, education and community leaders in the state’s largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, recognized this new formula might not go far enough in helping to address deeply rooted inequities within its student population.  Through a unique partnership between the local community and school district, the groundbreaking Student Equity Need Index (SENI) was born. <br/><br/>In 2024, the SENI turns ten. It’s an example of a powerful partnership between students, parents, community advocates and school district leader...

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