McCourt School of Public Policy
McCourt School of Public Policy

Certificate in Education Finance

Program Highlights

The one-of-a-kind Certificate in Education Finance (CEF) equips participants with the practical skills they need in strategic fiscal management, policy analysis, and leadership to deploy resources in ways that do the most for students. Read our CEF Flyer.

Residency Dates

Register for the Fall 2024 cohort : September 11-12, 2024 in Seattle, WA OR September 24-25 2024 in Washington, DC

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About the Program

Dr. Roza

Dr. Marguerite Roza

The Certificate in Education Finance is led and taught by Dr. Marguerite Roza, Research Professor at Georgetown University and Director of the Edunomics Lab.

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Guest Speakers

Cohort Profile

CEF participants complete the program as part of a cohort. Participants may include, but are not limited to: school principals and leaders, central office leadership, education policymakers, analysts, graduate students, grantmakers, and nonprofit leaders.

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Participant Experience

Participants report that working with and learning from professionals across a wide swath of roles in the education sector is invaluable in helping them effectively apply their newfound skills.

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Course Overview and Credits

The program emphasizes practical skills and application while learning through a combination of interactive classroom instruction, reading, self-reflection, and hands-on practice. Areas of study include allocation and accountability structures, instruction delivery model impacts and implications, effects of ESSA and state policy in local context, productivity analyses, and common (but often ill-understood) cost drivers in education. This is a comprehensive overview course; there are no prerequisites and no advance preparation required. Participants can earn 3.0 CEUs, 36 CPEs, or 30 PDCs.

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Learning Goals

Tuition and Expenses

Edunomics Lab Certificate in Education Finance is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. On successful program completion, participants earn 48 CPE credits. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.