News Askwith Forums: Is U.S. Public School Funding Fair? Posted September 30, 2014 By News editor We welcome your thoughts on this forum below or by using the #Askwith hashtag.Moderator: Susan Eaton, Ed.M.’93, Ed.D.’99, research director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School; co-director, One Nation IndivisiblePanelists:Andrés Alonso, Ed.M.’99, Ed.D.’06, professor of practice, HGSE; former CEO, Baltimore City Public SchoolsBruce Baker, professor, The Rutgers University Graduate School of EducationDavid Hinojosa, Southwest regional counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational FundDavid G. Sciarra, executive director, Education Law CenterDo states provide sufficient resources for all children to achieve meaningful growth in school? Does the national school funding process function fairly and effectively? This forum will use the measures of "fairness" developed in the groundbreaking "National Report Card: Is School Funding Fair?" study to explore the current state of U.S. public school funding. Panelists will discuss how inequitable funding for public schools hampers efforts to boost academic outcomes and improve achievement among vulnerable student populations.Forum in conjunction with Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School. News The latest research, perspectives, and highlights from the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles EdCast Where Have All the Students Gone? Stanford Economist Thomas Dee explores the reasons for and implications of the post-pandemic enrollment dip in public schools News Why Do Americans Rate Their Local Public Schools So Favorably? EdCast Portrait of an Educator