Name: Creative Approaches to K-12 Budget Realities
Start: 2026-06-09T14:00:00ZEDT
End: 2026-06-09T15:00:00ZEDT

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Declining enrollment, rising student needs, federal funding disruptions, and other challenges continue to place pressure on school budgets.

But how have districts been working to adapt their planning practices in 2026? Join the EdWeek Research Center and our sponsor PowerSchool as we examine the state of K-12 finance, based on insights from a survey of more than 1,800 public and private school teachers and administrators.

During this webinar, you will:

Learn what your peers are most focused on when it comes to budgeting and spending
Explore creative ideas they are proposing to address financial challenges, plus other opportunities based on data findings
Preview the 2026 PowerSchool K-12 Finance Confidence Index, which measures educators’ views on their district’s financial health

Bruce Baker

Program Director and Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami, FL

Caitlin Richard

Chief Financial Officer, Hartford Public Schools, CT

Tyler Hall

Solution Strategy Director, PowerSchool

Holly Kurtz, PhD

Director, EdWeek Research Center

Holly Kurtz directs the EdWeek Research Center, which produces standalone studies as well as analyses for Education Week and special reports such as Quality Counts. Kurtz began working at Education Week in 2014 after earning a Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of Colorado at Boulder’s School of Education and completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado at Denver’s School of Public Affairs. Prior to attending graduate school, she spent 11 years covering education and other topics for newspapers in Florida, Alabama, and Colorado.

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