Karen Hawley Miles

07/2008

Taking Stock of the Fiscal Costs of Expanded Learning Time

This report provides a framework for policymakers and practitioners to identify the key cost components involved in expanding the school day.

07/2007

The ERS District Resource Allocation Modeler (DREAM): A Tool to Help District Officials Reallocate Resources

This policy analysis tool, created by by Education Resource Strategies, helps districts deliberate about how to use funds effectively.

07/2007

District Resource Allocation Modeler (DREAM): A Web-Based Tool Supporting the Strategic Use of Educational Resources

This paper is a companion piece to the District Resource Allocation Modeler (DREAM) tool developed by Education Resource Strategies.

10/2006

Understanding Student-Weighted Allocation as a Means to Greater School Resource Equity

As attention shifts to how districts allocate resources to schools, student weighted allocation has emerged as an alternative to traditional staff-based allocation policies. This article examines how...

10/2003

Leveling the Playing Field: Creating Funding Equity Through Student-Based Budgeting

This report, published by The Phi Delta Kappan, traces Cincinnati Public Schools's process of moving to a system of student based budgeting: funding children rather than staff members, and weighting...

District Schools Don’t Always Have to Close—They Can Transform

Sep 28 2017

School finance expert Karen Hawley Miles writes that some urban schools are finding new ways to organize resources to reach high standards.

This report is the first step in developing an evidence base about how charter schools meet the needs of unique learners, how they can improve in this work, and what aspects of chartering as a governance model support or impede their ability to do so.

We convened leaders from cities around the country to explore ways that school districts can use the portfolio strategy to help cities improve education for students with disabilites—and ultimately for all students.