Name: School Finance in an Uncertain Age
Start: 2025-05-05T14:00:00ZEDT
End: 2025-05-05T15:00:00ZEDT

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Districts and schools are navigating a new financial reality. Federal pandemic relief aid has ended (including a sudden cancellation of spending extensions), districts have already approved their 2025-2026 budgets, and uncertainty surrounds federal funding initiatives under the current presidential administration. The third annual Allovue Education Finance Survey takes stock of the on-the-ground experiences of K-12 teachers and administrators operating in this shifting fiscal and political landscape.

Join the EdWeek Research Center and our sponsor, Allovue, a PowerSchool Company, for a thought-provoking discussion on this year’s survey highlights and different ways that education leaders are moving forward with planning and budgeting.

This conversation will explore:

Educators’ financial plans, priorities, and concerns
The Allovue Education Spending Confidence Index, which gauges educators’ level of optimism about their district’s finances
Support tools and strategies for balancing student needs with changing financial realities

Julia Martin

Esquire, Director of Policy and Government Affairs, The Bruman Group

Julia Martin is Director of Policy and Government Affairs at the Bruman Group, a federal education law firm in Washington, DC. She works with States, school districts, colleges, and professional associations to help track and manage the changing landscape around federal funds. Prior to the firm, she worked on Capitol Hill for both a member of Congress and a Congressional Committee.

Jeremy Vidito

Chief Financial Officer, Detroit Public Schools Community District

Jeremy Vidito is a seasoned systems leader with over 20 years of experience in public education, specializing in strategic finance, operational excellence, and equitable resource allocation. As Chief Financial Officer of Detroit Public Schools Community District, he has led the district from financial insolvency to eight consecutive years of balanced budgets, while advancing major initiatives in facility modernization, curriculum investment, and teacher compensation. A champion for equity, Jeremy has restructured budgeting and procurement practices to prioritize underserved schools and local, minority-owned businesses. He is a Broad Fellow (Yale School of Management, 2024) and holds an MBA from UC Davis. Jeremy is deeply committed to transforming public education through inclusive leadership, data-driven strategy, and community engagement.

Holly Kurtz, PhD

Director, EdWeek Research Center

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