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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Clemson fans to Deshaun Watson after watching the Texans sieve of an offensive line and a terribly mismanaged end-of-game defense

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@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

In fact, the gap persists when comparing low-income white districts to low-income non-white districts - poor white areas still receive $1,500 more. cc: @michaelharriot

RiShawn Biddle

@dropoutnation

5 years

Hey, @RebeccaSibilia ...

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

Welp. We went ahead and did it. I couldn't be more proud that we stuck to our plan and left on our own terms, and I'm truly blessed that our staff stayed with us all the way to the end.

EdBuild

@EdBuild

4 years

EdBuild has closed but its work lives on at .

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

So, I have some news. After a really fantastic few years at the Gates Foundation, I will be leaving tomorrow. The Foundation and my colleagues have made this experience very meaningful, and I am so proud of the k12 finance investment strategy we developed together 1/

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

NPR sent photographers across the country to document the stark differences between school districts right next to each other. This is what they saw: Take A Look At America's Segregated — And Unequal — Schools : via ⁦ @npr_ed ⁩ #edequity #desegregation

PHOTOS: Where The Kids Across Town Grow Up With Very Different Schools

NPR sent photographers across the country to document the stark differences between school districts right next to each other. This is what they saw.

www.npr.org

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

If we were to just share property taxes with our neighbors, 69% of all students in the United States would get more money. See my preview of an upcoming @edbuild report in today's @nytopinion section. Much more to come in the coming weeks.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Big news guys: you can now be @EdBuild from your own computer! We have two R packages available (open source and free) that will allow you to replicate our #data cleaning, processing, and our state, census, geographic and neighbor analysis all on your own!

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

7 years

Wow. Huge news in #AL - Circuit court reverses district court decision that would have allowed #gardendale residents to secede from Jefferson County SD. Court finds the proposal was clearly discriminatory & DENIES petition to secede @laurenonthehill @alv9n

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

By issuing this newest round of research, @bellwethered makes a definitive link between housing affordability and a student’s educational experience. This takes the link between district borders and school funding into actionable housing policy, and I’m awed by it.

USA TODAY

@USATODAY

3 years

Families are being priced out of public school districts with better funding and opportunities. In many cases, new research shows, that's the goal.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

So now we’re upset that a teachers union protected teachers at high risk for COVID? Is that really bee in bonnet? It’s questionable as to why we are still litigating any of this, but I’m pretty sure this is not the hill folks want to die on. They were *literally* doing their job.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

If other folks, like this fan of our work from Austin, TX may be wondering: No, I do not have children but I work on behalf of them every day. Yes, if I did they would be zoned & attend non-white schools, and I have skin in the game b/c we all rely on a well educated citizenry.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

second subtweet of my twitter career - all of these democrat candidates REALLY need a primer on how little power the federal government has over education. the only way they can mandate things through Ed is to threaten to take money away from poor or SPED kids.1/

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

It’s thrilling to see presidential candidates paying attention to one of the biggest injustices of our education system. It would be equally thrilling if the news coverage that comes from this attention was a bit more accurate 1/10

Kamala Harris’s Long-Shot Bid to Fix School Funding

The senator and presidential candidate says America needs to reform how it funds schools, but the details of any alternative approach are scant.

www.theatlantic.com

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

We've got a new report out today that is particularly important in the face of the coming financial crisis, addresses a problem that everyone in the education community will face, and presents a simple but politically challenging solution Please take the time to read it. 1/10

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Today I sent a virtual tip to a favorite bartender and canceled this month's rent payment for my father's tenants. I encourage you to think about something you can do to help folks - particularly those in the service industry - during this challenging time.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

Big huge school funding news out of PA that everyone’s been waiting for. No matter how you (correctly) run the numbers PA is undoubtedly one of the most inequitable states in the country. It’s time for the state to fully implement their WSF. Congratulations to all involved!

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Guys. We're planning a big @EdBuild event. With big EdBuild personality. We're hoping to offer travel assistance and/or free registration if possible, so we need to know who may come. Keep an eye on your email, and/or express interest here.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

PRESS and WONKS - @EdBuild analysts have joined the NY Times COVID database with our school-district level data (funding, population, MHI, etc). Would it be helpful in your work for us to produce a map or database that joins all of this information?

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

Remember @nhannahjones ’s must-read coverage of #Gardendale ’s legal fight over school district #secession ? It's getting worse, according to @EdBuild ’s new report - 24 NEW ATTEMPTS across the country since 2017

The New York Times

@nytimes

7 years

The Brown v. Board of Education decision ignited a revolt in white communities that still exists in 2017

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

PACKED house to hear from these incredible advocates tips to make the impossible possible with school finance. Congrats again, team TN! @SCORE4Schools @EdTrustTN @tnstudent @TennesseeCAN

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

The House reconciliation bill reduces the threshold for Child Nutrition Community Eligibility from 40% to 25%!!? States are going to need to find a new way to classify economically distressed students for the purposes of state formulas ASAP. Great for kids, conundrum for states

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

We have made the painful decision to cancel EdBuild's conference scheduled for April 21-24. As you can imagine, this was a hard call, given that the conference was one of our key transition activities prior to closing our doors in June 1/3

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 months

Every Republican and every single Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives just voted to pass a weighted student funding formula. Should the Senate follow, low income, ELL, and SpEd students will be meaningfully recognized in the way the state funds public schools.

Mississippi House of Representatives

@MSHouseOfRep

6 months

House Bill 4130 has been introduced. The bill would create the “Mississippi Student Funding Formula” to provide funding mechanism for public schools. To read the bill, visit . #msleg

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

I’ve been asked to serve as the first Executive Director of an organization that I think is going to change the game - not only for k-12 finance - but as a potential model for other nonprofit strategies. Right now it’s called EdFund 3/

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Guys - I'm really killing it in the first 20 minutes of drafting our new report.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

AWESOME JOB ALERT: Do you have a passion for weaving complex issues into compelling stories? Do you have an eye for translating technical issues through visuals? Do you want to affect the way that we fund schools in the US? If so, this job may be for you.

EF Policy Comms Director JD.pdf

drive.google.com

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 months

Gross, classless, and flat out wrong. Anyone who has had to watch a loved one get over their pride to turn over the car keys would have a modicum of grace in this moment. Joe Biden did something that Trump would never do. He sacrificed his ego for the country. Learn something.

Governor Tate Reeves

@tatereeves

3 months

Have you ever seen a politician so strong and talented he made his opponent quit in the middle of the race? I have: Donald J. Trump

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

Nobody is more excited about this burgeoning new team than I am! So much more to come. Stay tuned!

Phyllis Jordan🇺🇸

@phylliswjordan

1 year

I'm excited to announce that I'm starting a new job today, helping the fabulous @RebeccaSibilia launch a new nonprofit called EdFund, focused on how we finance public schools. No X feed yet, but stay tuned.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

Excited to be participating in this event. Confession: I wasn't too familiar w/ Milliken v Bradley when launching @EdBuild - but I'm now convinced that it was one of the most tragic #SCOTUS rulings ever. Follow on Tuesday for more from me & others on why #ThurgoodWasRight

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

If you're headed to @PIEnetwork , check out the all-star finance reform workshop 10:00 Thurs. We'll learn from TN success ( @EdTrustTN @SCORE4Schools @FiftyCAN @tnstudent ) and get hands-on with @ZahavaStadler of @EdTrust @ChadAldeman of @EdunomicsLab @jennschiess of @bellwetherorg

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

This new $20B Title I program is a really, really big deal. If executed well, it could substantially shift hundreds of billions of dollars in the right direction. The signal to states is substantial.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

*BIG* school funding news here out of Michigan as they join the handful of states providing seriously progressive funding for districts with the highest needs. That is the essence of the state’s role in this work and its thrilling to see legislators stepping up to the job.

EdTrust-Midwest

@EdTrustMidwest

1 year

Michigan makes history as it joins the nation’s leaders in investing more in districts facing concentrated poverty. Read more . @darrincamilleri

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

Breyer/Sotomayor/Kagan: "With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent"

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

As for me, as the landscape continues to shift in terms of how states finance and govern public education, I’ve been feeling an increasingly urgent call back to return to the field. Bottom line: y’all aren’t done with me yet. See you soon 😈 ~fin

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 months

EdBuild didn’t go away, it expanded. For those missing our work on school district borders, the great news is that ⁦ @ZahavaStadler ⁩ is now at the helm of a project focused on the geography and finance of school districts at ⁦ @NewAmericaEd ⁩

For School Districts, Just Like Voting Districts, Equality Depends on a Fair Map

Just like legislative districts, the boundaries of school districts should be intentionally drawn to produce better, fairer public systems.

www.newamerica.org

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

This tweet sent a chill down my spine. Pundits claiming victory AND boldly taking credit for a strategy of suppressing free speech should be shunned by all - especially real conservatives who anchor political theory in the strict interpretation of the Constitution.

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️

@realchrisrufo

2 years

It's working.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

It's true. The @EdBuild staff and our board have come together and agreed that (based on our original goals) our work will soon be done, and that we should pass the torch to our partners and advocates on the ground to take this work into it's next stage. 1/7

Matt Barnum

@matt_barnum

5 years

New: EdBuild, which has issued a series of influential reports on school funding and segregation, is planning to wind down next year

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

This news out of the Department to abandon the collection of equity finance data is so incredibly disheartening. It was a HUGE fight to get districts and states to report this kind of financial data, and it's a big mistake to abandon the practice. 1/4

Andrew Ujifusa

@AndrewUjifusa

5 years

Here's how Betsy DeVos and her team want to change the federal government's massive data collection on education civil rights: @EWAEmily @firstfiveyears @CAPEarlyEd @RebeccaSibilia

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Great to hear candidates in the #DemDebate talking about one of the fatal flaws of our k-12 school system: tying funding levels of local schools to local wealth. @EdBuild is committed to continuing to push this conversation in 2020. The charge is clear, the stakes are huge.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

I say this with all sincerity - you know you've made it when your work is featured in @TeenVogue . Thrilled to see the publication bringing serious issues to young adults.

Lawyers' Committee ☎️866-OUR-VOTE

@LawyersComm

5 years

School segregation is driven by the underlying segregation of our neighborhoods. This op-ed in @TeenVouge explains how the Trump administration is getting rid of policies intended to create more diverse communities. Read more:

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

Just a reminder that @EdBuild is closing our doors tomorrow. More thoughts TK but may be worth taking another look at our website and sending any LAST MINUTE questions to me or @ZahavaStadler Lots of new content up, incl. tools that let you be your own EdBuilder!!

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

Does the Department even understand the funds that they oversee? Or how the funds are appropriated and the legislative restrictions on them? Don't answer that. It was rhetorical. But it should be noted that we're talking about like $500 a kid, if it was even allowed. So........

Carl Quintanilla

@carlquintanilla

4 years

* U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY SAYS ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT CUT FEDERAL EDUCATION MONEY BUT WILL ALLOW FAMILIES TO USE FUNDS ELSEWHERE IF THEIR SCHOOL REFUSES TO OPEN - FOX NEWS @Reuters

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

School lunch, Title I , IDEA - all federal programs that send money to the most vulnerable kids in our society. The new Census citizenship question puts districts that rely on them at risk. Important work by @laurenonthehill on a nuanced but critical issue

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Experimenting with children: What budget cuts during the Great Recession did to pupils’ test scores. Spoiler alert: they fell. Second spoiler: it comes down to state money. Third spoiler: that $ goes to the poorest kids. Get the problem? via @TheEconomist

What budget cuts during the Great Recession did to pupils’ test scores

A flurry of recent research points to a clear conclusion

www.economist.com

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

Y'all!! There's a BIG (and FREE!) data opportunity available through @bellwethered right now - state advocates can learn how to use R to do all of the stuff @EdBuild used to do! See all of the courses and apply here:

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

7 years

Trump has broken more norms in 115 days than have been broken in the past 115 years.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 months

They won’t remember Rebecca Sibilia in Mississippi, but they’ll definitely pass down ghost stories of The Woman From New Jersey who once haunted the halls of the Capitol.

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@jallen1985

6 months

Apparently @JasonWhiteMS was right about @RebeccaSibilia even though she's from New Jersey.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 months

A new student-focused public school funding formula passes the CO Senate easily. This is the culmination of years of work from many legislators, advocates, educators, and school district leaders in Colorado. Congrats to a truly bipartisan coalition that delivered a win for kids.

Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 months

“Six years may seem like a long time to wait for justice, but this is a problem that’s been needing to be solved for thirty.” Powerful presentation from sponsor ⁦ @Zenzinger_AtoZ ⁩

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

I'm so pleased that our latest work on racial funding inequities is getting the attention that it deserves. I want to make clear, though, that this was not a study about school choice - nor should it be interpreted as such.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

Don't think that the coming tsunami of state cuts won't affect middle class school districts. In fact, they may feel the effects the most. For more, like how this will play out in counties with 15+ school districts, read this preview and stay tuned.

New York Times Opinion

@nytopinion

4 years

"Without intervention, we will soon watch education budgets for middle- and lower-income communities unravel," says @rebeccasibilia

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

Congratulations to the indomitable ⁦ @ZahavaStadler ⁩, heading up an important new project at ⁦ @NewAmerica ⁩ focused on the intersection of ed finance and housing. Can’t wait to see the work as it takes shape.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

You may be familiar with Carey Wright given the dramatic progress that Mississippi students made during her tenure in the state. What you may not know is that it wasn’t her first rodeo: she was CAO at the DC Public Schools during turnaround, where students also made steep gains.

Jen Alexander

@jenalexanderct

1 year

ICYMI: Behind the scenes of Mississippi’s school turnaround with Carey Wright via @McKinsey w/a nice nod to @PIEnetwork member @Mississippi1st

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Opens the EdWeek reorganization email. Shouts “yeeeeees” from chair so loudly that @Daarel hears hundreds of miles away.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

Looking forward to the sequel: “Gargamel, Defender of Smurfs”

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

The answer is decidedly and emphatically (b). It's the "local" part of property taxes that creates the inequity, not the taxes! In fact, subjecting middle and lower income communities to the whims and volatility of state money to "fill the gaps" is a disservice to their schools.

Andrew Rotherham

@arotherham

4 years

The @RebeccaSibilia on localized school funding - points up the issue of whether the problem is property tax per se, localized property taxation, or both:

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

Hanushek in his own words these days sounds very different than Hanushek interpreted through others.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Best day ever: sitting next to @mattrichmnd - my partner in crime - in a hotel bar in Denver when the #DemDebate turns to @EdBuild 's work. Wow.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

This has major implications for school funding in states where districts receive funding based on attendance rather than enrollment. Two big states it will affect? TX and CA. That’s likely a driver for Oakland’s “independent study” move. Good stuff here from @matt_barnum

Matt Barnum

@matt_barnum

3 years

New: Emerging data shows that school attendance is down so far this year, likely because of quarantines and kids staying home with any symptoms of illness.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 months

Currently looking for policy/econ/ed students, faculty/researchers in Mississippi for a funded research project on the new INSPIRE formula. Grad student multi-disciplinary teams encouraged. Access to awesome research + policy experts and inclusion in community of practice.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Hey #AEFP folks - if you're headed to Ft. Worth this year, check out our workshop - we've converted all of our analyses into an R package for you to use from now into eternity (since we're closing in June). It's called EdBuildR and we'll be providing detailed training 1/2

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

Who needs ACTIONABLE research when you’ve got FASHIONABLE research? #piesummit22 ⁦ @anthonyrandazzo ⁩ ⁦ @ChadAldeman ⁩

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

INSTEAD, A) the first problem is the micro-communities that states allow to persist that are intentionally designed to keep locally raised taxes in pockets of wealth that perpetuate the sins of redlining and segregating housing policies 6/

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

One can only imagine the amount of patience it took for @AndrewUjifusa to distill my long and impassioned rant down to two paragraphs. Let me be clear: this is going to devastate children in a way that we're not discussing 1/8

Andrew Ujifusa

@AndrewUjifusa

5 years

New from me: The education world wants a stimulus to help deal with the #coronavirus . What would help the most? via @educationweek With analysis from @ddeschryver @RebeccaSibilia @SL_Abernathy @MargueriteRoza

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

Wow. These numbers are striking.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

I’ll just go ahead and quote tweet my own tweet about this House R proposal to cut Title I by 80%. This ESSER funds waste/underspend narrative has real consequences that could reverberate into state budgets as well.

Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

@ZahavaStadler I think it’s a ridiculous proposal that signals an important messaging problem that the Ed finance folks have to deal with ASAP.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

9 months

In case folks want to see me get all loud and bothered by loopholes in funding formulas that create inequities... here, I focus on a hidden wealth transfer in Mississippi's school funding system. h/t @jallen1985 for his always impressive video editing skills.

CONFIRM JUDGE SCOTT COLOM 👨🏾‍⚖️

@jallen1985

9 months

Here's the 27% rule explained, for anyone not familiar with it:

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

Dress as a rich person. Demand 27% more candy on each porch. Tell other kids that you can’t help it - it’s the law. You are the Mississippi state funding formula. #eduween18

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

Just some of these outstanding partners include @NewAmerica ( @kevincarey1 and @ZahavaStadler ) @bellwetherorg ( @jennschiess and @alyssaschwenk ) @LPI_Learning @EdunomicsLab @NCYLnews @SouthernEdFound @shankerinst @PPICNotes @diverse_schools and many more. Give them a follow 6/

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

I'm struggling to understand folks in the education world who are screaming for in-person learning and completely silent on mask bans and penalties in some of the country's largest states. Does that mean that you support sending children to school without basic health protection?

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

Alright. I’ve learned my lesson. Never gonna tweet about closings ever again. As someone deftly warned me, it’s like saying Candyman three times in the mirror. Like, I now understand why Voldemort shall not be named.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 months

The TX legislature handed out massive property tax cuts two years ago with no plan to permanently backfill that eroded revenue for schools. The state’s level funding of schools is made even more problematic with new local fund policies that will bleed them dry on both ends.

Derek W. Black

@DerekWBlack

5 months

Which state is sitting on $32 billion surplus, has constitutional duty to provide education, & a school funding level among lowest in the nation? The one w/ governor who refuses to address the problem because he wants private school vouchers instead.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

I told my team that I want them to play "Return of the Mack" every time I walk into the office. Preferably with a wind machine pointed my way. I don't understand how this would lead to anything other than the best day ever, every day.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

Research opportunity: many education funding discussions are often dominated by ideology and precedence rather than rigorous research. The Gates Foundation is hoping to inform actionable policy and diversify researchers in the field. Apply, and pass along!

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

Hey guys - do we need to talk about this? If kids are funded "directly" if their schools don't reopen, schools will never reopen. Are we entertaining what seems to be a reasonable argument for immediate circumstances, but actually supporting the dismantling of our system? 1/

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

This will have major school funding implications in states where school attendance is still the means by which they’re funded. Stay tuned for more research on this.

Phyllis Jordan🇺🇸

@phylliswjordan

1 year

Post-Pandemic, 2 Out of 3 Students Attend Schools With High Chronic Absenteeism @The74

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

Fantastic in-depth look at the lingering effects of redlining. Glad to see a nod to educational opportunity and funding, including a reference to the important research underway by ⁦ @christocleve ⁩ and ⁦ @dylanjohnlukes ⁩. Find them at #aefp2022

The Lasting Legacy Of Redlining

To better understand present-day housing discrimination, we looked at 138 formerly redlined cities and found most were still segregated -- just like they were designed to be.

projects.fivethirtyeight.com

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Rebecca Sibilia

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Sometimes in order to grasp the inconceivable it's helpful to put things into a more personal perspective. More than 2,000 kids separated at the border in one month. That's more kids than 8,461 SCHOOL DISTRICTS in the US. Imagine an entire school district of kids crying #edequity

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

They say everything at @EdWriters gatherings is on the record. Who knows what I’ll let slip at tomorrow’s #ewaEquity18 school finance workshop, but hopefully the audience will be kind 🤦🏻‍♀️ So excited to share time with these important journalists & influencers.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

In case you haven't heard, I've stepped down from day-to-day management of @EdBuild . The inimitable @ZahavaStadler will take the reigns for our last few projects before planned closure this year.

The 74

@The74

4 years

. @RebeccaSibilia on America’s ‘jacked up’ school funding system, her organization’s successes and failures — and the coming ‘tsunami’ in education finance

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

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Tennessee moved to a weighted student formula on a bipartisan vote two years ago and still can’t pass vouchers. That’s because the two are completely distinct. Lots of states w/WSF don’t have vouchers, lots w/resource based funding do. People connecting the two are fear mongering

Erik Schelzig

@schelzig

6 months

BREAKING: Sources tell The Tennessee Journal the governor's school voucher bill is dead for the session.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

8 months

Buncha journalists just created a better school funding formula than any current state model. How bout them apples? Want more equitable funding? Elect your local reporter!

Trisha Powell Crain

@Trish_Crain

8 months

Watching ⁦ @RebeccaSibilia ⁩ build a school funding formula. Yes, I’m giving up listening to the live debate on the CHOOSE Act to participate. #aledchat ⁦ @EdWriters ⁩ #SXSWEDU

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 years

Our lowest-wealth school districts in the country are most dependent on the most volatile money in the system. This is the worst way to fund schools. And a generation of students are at risk. Important deep dive here via @mayaaking and @politico

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

@valentinatpayne @GMPaiella

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

The EdBuild Most Actionable Research Award jinx had a much broader reach than originally intended. Missing you all. #PIESummit21

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 months

The bill passed the Senate with only 3 no votes. Mississippi f-ing did it.

Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 months

Every Republican and every single Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives just voted to pass a weighted student funding formula. Should the Senate follow, low income, ELL, and SpEd students will be meaningfully recognized in the way the state funds public schools.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

3 years

Can someone explain to me why the folks over at Heritage think that linking support for school choice with opposition to CRT and 1619 is a smart way to go? Serious question.

Heritage DataViz

@HeritageDataViz

3 years

Comparing Support for Critical Race Theory in the Classroom with Support for School Choice @jaypgreene

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

Best quote at #AEFP2019

EdBuild

@EdBuild

6 years

"God did not create school districts," says Christine Drennon, @Trinity_U professor, "...they have a history." #AEFP2019

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

7 years

Looks like someone has caught the @edbuild bug... @chancetherapper to teens: Study taxation, school funding

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

Do not sleep on this education funding reform moving in Mississippi. States very rarely change expected local contributions, especially by asking wealthy districts to pay their fair share. Article: @juliaruthjames Killer quote: @ZahavaStadler

Bill to fully fund public education heads to House for consideration. Here’s what the changes would...

The Mississippi Senate OK'd two bills to change the state’s school funding formula and “fully fund” the new version.

mississippitoday.org

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

1 year

Debate won’t take long if moderator opens with the firearm death rate per 100k - Mississippi: 33.9. California: 9.

Governor Tate Reeves

@tatereeves

1 year

Gov. Newsom, I am willing to debate you on this in Mississippi any time. So on your next trip to our state to campaign for my opponent, give me a call.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Since folks are talking about it today, here's a stat that puts ed inequity into perspective: if every person in the world gave $3, we still wouldn't close the funding gap between predominantly non-white school districts and their white counterparts in US

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

Fascinating findings in this ⁦ @AllovueBalance ⁩ / ⁦ @educationweek ⁩ school finance survey. For instance: almost half of the entire education workforce underestimate the cost of their benefits. Also: lots of uncertainty re: future $ stability

Teacher & Administrator Perceptions About K-12 Education Finance

The first annual Allovue Education Finance Survey examines educators' views about school funding.

www.edweek.org

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

4 months

Five years ago, I would have never thought that @citizenstewart and I would have had such a rich and engaging conversation about school funding. This convo shows the power of maintaining an open mind and respect for colleagues. Thanks, Chris, for having me

The Truth About Inequality in Public Education Funding (Ft. Rebecca...

Rebecca Sibilia, Executive Director of EdFund, schools us on the complexities and inequities in school finance. Host Chris Stewart and Rebecca delve into the...

www.youtube.com

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Willing to bet I'm the only girl in Jersey with five websites featuring live results of the Mississippi election open on a laptop. Also betting that I'm refreshing the tabs more often than three-quarters of Mississippi residents. Didn't realize till now how invested I've become.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

More than half of the school districts in the country are so racially isolated they cannot meaningfully integrate. The lines we draw around our school districts are impermeable and amplify effects or housing segregation. Secessions are emblematic of this ongoing problem.

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

So incredibly honored to receive this award from our colleagues at @PIEnetwork . Just when you thought it couldn’t get better you become an awardee among the best in class. On behalf of the @EdBuild team, we sincerely thank our state partners who make our research truly actionable

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

2 years

I am confused about the conflation of private school choice and elimination of certain attendance or district borders. One is about creating more inclusive public schools, the other is about further fracturing the education system. This seems to be a very important nuance, no?

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

5 years

Hey guys! @EdTrust and @EdBuild are excitED for our conference. Come see me and @AryAmerikaner kick off the week by talking about elements of a model funding formula, & what states can do to ensure better equity and access for vulnerable kids. It's free!

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

Some states like Georgia make it hard to create your own white, wealthy school district. Others make it incredibly easy, and #schoolmoney provides the incentive School District Secessions Are Accelerating, Furthering ‘State Sanctioned’ Segregation @The74

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Rebecca Sibilia

@RebeccaSibilia

6 years

dress as the grim reaper in a cloak of complex formulas that only you can explain. walk around the party trying to convince people in rational terms that the roof is on fire. nobody listens. you are @ChadAldeman and @jbmcgee #eduween18

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