Episode 15 - "Housing & School Funding" w/ EdBuild CEO Rebecca Sibilia

Opportunity Starts at Home

“We have built a school funding system that is reliant on geography, and therefore the school funding system has inherited all of the historical ills of where we have forced and incentivized people to live" -- Rebecca Sibilia Because school funding largely comes from local property taxes, housing plays a pivotal role in how much schools can spend on students’ education. In this episode, the CEO of EdBuild, Rebecca Sibilia, discusses the interplay between housing and school funding inequities. EdBuild is a nonprofit organization focused on bringing common sense and fairness to the way we fund public schools. In a recent report, EdBuild found that nonwhite school districts get $23 billion less than white districts, despite serving the same number of students. These education disparities are largely rooted in housing disparities. Intro/Closing Song: Free Music Library, YouTube, “Clover 3” URL: www.youtube.com/audiolibrary