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The profile and audio clips below describe how Community Unit School District 300 approaches and prioritizes stakeholder engagement in their financial transparency efforts.

District financial data can be complex and confusing even for individuals familiar with school systems; therefore, it is important that data be presented and shared in ways that all stakeholders can easily understand.

The following profile and audio clip describe how Community Unit School District 300 approaches and prioritizes stakeholder engagement in their financial transparency efforts.

This blog is the fourth in a series on how states and districts can improve resource allocation decision-making.

This blog is the third in an ongoing series on how states and districts can improve resource allocation decision-making.

The amounts of money school districts spend per student—and disparities in these amounts across schools—have received little attention outside of the research community.

ESSA Implementation Lessons Learned: How Colorado Supports the Educational Stability of Students in Foster Care

This blog will explore when implementing school-improvement interventions and activities, how district and school leaders will need to identify and implement evidence-based practices that address the unique needs and challenges of their contexts.

Arizona and Georgia Reflect on the Role of Districts and Schools, and the Overall Lessons Learned From Their Singular Statewide Needs Assessments

Making the Connections: How Georgia and Arizona Leveraged Results of a Singular Statewide Needs Assessment to Build Effective Improvement Plans