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Data Visualization

  • Infographic: Texas Charter Funding Gap
    Infographic: Texas Charter Funding Gap

    Public charter schools in Texas receive an average of 7 percent less education funding than the state's public school districts.

    By Aaron Garth Smith
    February 2, 2021

  • Examining Student Funding in Texas Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools
    Examining Student Funding in Texas Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools

    Texas students who choose to attend a charter school receive $813 fewer dollars, on average, compared to peers in traditional public schools.

    By Jordan Campbell, Aaron Garth Smith and Corey A. DeAngelis
    January 29, 2021

  • Public Pension Plans’ Funded Ratios Have Been Declining for Years
    Public Pension Plans’ Funded Ratios Have Been Declining for Years

    New data visualization reveals the decline of public pension funding across the country.

    By Jordan Campbell
    January 29, 2021

  • Arizona School Finance Dashboard
    Arizona School Finance Dashboard

    This interactive data portal displays how Arizona's K-12 school district student demographics compare to school district revenues.

    By Jordan Campbell and Christian Barnard
    January 14, 2021

  • Infographic: How Student-Centered Funding Works and How to Get There
    Infographic: How Student-Centered Funding Works and How to Get There

    How policymakers can align education funding with students' needs.

    By Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard
    October 29, 2020

  • Examining How Much Money That Pension Debt Takes Away From Michigan’s Classrooms Each Year
    Examining How Much Money That Pension Debt Takes Away From Michigan’s Classrooms Each Year

    In 2018, Detroit Public Schools spent $2,202 per student on MPSERS debt, which equals nearly 27 percent of the district's per pupil foundation grant from the state.

    By Truong Bui, Leonard Gilroy and Marc Joffe
    October 27, 2020

  • The Funded Status of State-Managed Public Pension Plans
    The Funded Status of State-Managed Public Pension Plans

    State-level public pension plans' funded status dropped from 97.7 percent in 2001 to 73.6 percent in 2019.

    By Anil Niraula
    October 22, 2020

  • Historically Low 10-Year Treasury Yields Show Ongoing Challenges for Public Pensions
    Historically Low 10-Year Treasury Yields Show Ongoing Challenges for Public Pensions

    The all-time low 10-year Treasury rate yield is the latest reminder of the “new normal” in institutional investing.

    By Jordan Campbell
    September 15, 2020

  • Infographic — Idaho School Finance: How It Works and How to Improve the System
    Infographic — Idaho School Finance: How It Works and How to Improve the System

    Idaho should streamline its education funding system into a weighted-student formula that allocates dollars based on local students' needs.

    By Aaron Garth Smith, Christian Barnard and Satya Marar
    September 2, 2020

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