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SUMMARY:Session 3: Making the Case for Fair Revenue
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, November 24 at 2pm CT / 3pm ET to learn how state budget decisions get made and how Southern advocates are engaging on revenue policy. \nIn our second session\, “Designing Fair Revenue Systems\,” we talked about what fair tax systems look like and how state policies can protect K-12 funding. Let’s think about how to take action: What does it look like for advocates in Southern states to drive positive change for students through revenue advocacy? \nIn the third and final session\, the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities and leaders from Southern policy and advocacy organizations will walk through how revenue policy decisions get made and how advocates can engage. \nAdvocates will learn: \n\nHow to talk about revenue in a way that resonates with key audiences\nWho holds decision-making power for budgets and revenue policies\nWhat strategies Southern advocates are using to secure resources for students\n\nBe part of this important conversation to build your understanding and strengthen your state’s approach to fair school funding. \nWebinar Recording and Resources\n\nSlide Deck \nPresenter Resources \n\nThe Sycamore Institute \n\nCBPP State Priorities Partnership \n\nThe Commonwealth Institute \n\nNC Budget & Tax Center \n\nSoutherners for Fair School Funding Action Guide
URL:https://fundsouthernschools.org/event/session-3-making-the-case-for-fair-revenue/
CATEGORIES:Revenue Strategy Lab
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SUMMARY:Session 2: Designing Fair Revenue Policies
DESCRIPTION:Missed the Webinar?\nBelow you can find the webinar recording and key resources to help you catch up and dig deeper into revenue basics for school funding. \nJoin us on Monday\, November 10 at 2pm CT / 3pm ET to learn what fair and sustainable tax systems look like and how states can protect K-12 funding through strategic policies. \nIn our first session\, “Revenue Basics for School Funding\,” we talked about how changing state revenues can put schools – and especially underserved students – at risk. Let’s shift to solutions: What can states do to stabilize funding\, protect key resources\, and maintain meaningful investments in students when budgets tighten? \nIn the second session\, experts from the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy\, the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities\, and EdFund will unpack fair tax principles and state policy options designed to strengthen and stabilize funding for K–12 education across the South. \nAdvocates will learn: \n\nHow to evaluate whether a tax is fair and sustainable \nHow tax policy trends in the South are affecting revenue for K-12 education\nWhat other policies states can use to protect students in unstable economies\n\nBe part of this foundational conversation to build your understanding and strengthen your state’s approach to fair school funding. \nWebinar Recording and Resources\n\nSlide Deck \nPresenter Resources \n\nITEP Tax Impact from OBBBA (State Estimates) \n\nCBPP State Revenue Menu (Interactive Tool) \n\nCBPP State Revenue Menu (One-Pager) \n\nCBPP State Priorities Partnership \n\nCBPP Advancing Racial Equity With State Tax Policy \n\nCBPP Black Women Best \n\nCBPP Higher Tobacco Taxes Can Improve Health and Raise Revenue \n\nCBPP Senate Republican Leaders’ Proposal Risks Deep Cuts to Food Assistance\, Some States Ending SNAP Entirely \n\nEdFund Webinar Recordings: Safeguarding School Funding Amid State Budget Shifts
URL:https://fundsouthernschools.org/event/session-2-designing-fair-revenue-policies/
CATEGORIES:Revenue Strategy Lab
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SUMMARY:Session 1: Revenue Basics for School Funding
DESCRIPTION:Missed the Webinar?\nBelow you can find the webinar recording and key resources to help you catch up and dig deeper into revenue basics for school funding. \nJoin us on Monday\, October 27 at 3pm CT / 4pm ET to learn where state funding comes from for K-12 education and why understanding the state revenue landscape is essential for achieving fair school funding. \nAs federal funding fluctuates and education costs rise\, states face growing pressure to sustain and strengthen investments in K–12 education. But how well do we really understand where the money comes from\, how it’s changing\, and what it means for students? \nThis first session in the Revenue Strategy Lab series will break down the fundamentals of state revenue for schools. Experts from the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities\, Bellwether\, and EdTrust will share insights and data specific to the South\, helping advocates connect the dots between state finances and educational opportunity. \nAdvocates will learn: \n\nHow Southern states raise revenue for K–12 education\nWhat current and future revenue trends mean for Southern states\nHow revenue shifts affect school funding and student success\n\nBe part of this foundational conversation to build your understanding and strengthen your state’s approach to fair school funding. \nWebinar Recording and Resources\n\nSlide Deck \nPresenter Resources \n\nCenter on Budget & Policy Priorities: State Budget & Tax Webpage \n\nCenter on Budget & Policy Priorities: Harmful Republican Megabill Fails Families\, Children\, and Communities [State Fact Sheets] \n\nBellwether: State Education Finance Publications \n\nBellwether: How Student Enrollment Declines Are Affecting Education Budgets \n\nEdTrust: 5 Ways to Create Fair School Funding Formulas \nOther Resources \n\nInstitute on Taxation & Economic Policy: How Does Federal-State Tax Conformity Work?
URL:https://fundsouthernschools.org/event/revenue-strategy-1/
CATEGORIES:Revenue Strategy Lab
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SUMMARY:2025 School Finance Institute
DESCRIPTION:On July 15-16\, EdTrust-Tennessee hosted Rooted & Rising: The 2025 School Finance Institute — a powerful\, first-of-its-kind convening that brought together over 50 education equity leaders hand selected from nine Southern states alongside regional and national school finance experts. \nThis in-person event marked an important milestone of our Southerners for Fair School Funding initiative\, a bold regional strategy to unite state-based\nadvocates across the South. \nOur goal: to grow power\, align messaging\, and build momentum for fair\, sustainable public school funding across one of the most politically complex and deeply underfunded regions in the country. \nLearn More
URL:https://fundsouthernschools.org/event/2025-school-finance-institute/
LOCATION:1212 Germantown\, 1212 6th Ave N\, Nashville\, TN\, 37208\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fair School Funding: Seeding the Soil in the South
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our inaugural webinar\, Seeding the Soil\, where we will discuss the state of school funding in the South and how advocates can push for change. Our experts will highlight the latest data on funding inequities in Southern states\, policies that drive these inequities\, and policy solutions that state leaders should implement to provide more funding to students facing the steepest barriers to learning. We’ll highlight how advocates in Tennessee identified a set of policy priorities\, and harnessed  a diverse coalition to successfully advocate for the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act as it moved through the state’s legislature. Lastly\, Seeding the Soil will let you know how to engage with the Southerners for Fair School Funding movement. Join us! \nRegister TodaySpeakersGini Pupo-Walker\nExecutive Director of Ed Trust – Tennessee\nQubilah Huddleston\nPolicy Lead\, Equitable School Funding
URL:https://fundsouthernschools.org/event/seeding-the-soil-in-the-south/
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