Spaital Echo Laboratory

Bridging the Gap Between
Space and Policy.

The Tennessee Educational Funding and Policy (TNEFP) conducts independent research and policy analysis regarding educational finance and systemic inequality. We inform public stakeholders, provide data-driven context for educational resource distribution, and promote equitable funding models to improve educational outcomes for all students in Tennessee

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Precision Analysis

We utilize a Critical Geography of Race (CGR) framework to move beyond balance sheets and analyze the physical landscape of inequality.

Policy Advocacy

Our work provides elected officials and municipal leaders with the empirical evidence necessary for restorative fiscal reform.

Regional Resilience

Focusing on "receiver city" dynamics to ensure that rapid economic growth translates into equity for all residents.

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The Nashville Spatial Echo

Our ongoing study of the Nashville Metropolitan area reveals how economic booms in the urban core create "echoes" of displacement in peripheral municipalities like Clarksville and Murfreesboro.