Episode 23: How Education Leaders Can Reduce Administrative Burden and Reclaim Staff Time 

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Time is one of the most valuable resources in education, especially in an uncertain funding landscape that demands more with less. Yet many teachers, principals, district leaders, and higher education administrators spend countless hours responding to reporting requirements that are often duplicative, fragmented, or outdated. 

How can education leaders distinguish between reporting requirements that inform better decisions and those that simply add to the workload? And how can they reduce this administrative burden to devote more time and energy to supporting students? 

In this episode of Leading Voices, Kelsey Krausen, Director of Education Finance at WestEd, shares what’s driving administrative burden across education and what district and state leaders can do to reduce it. 

How We Can Help 

WestEd partners with districts, institutions of higher education, states, and Tribal governments to build effective organizational and policy structures that improve student learning opportunities and outcomes. Learn more about the support Krausen and her team provide. 

From the Episode  

• Cut the Clutter: How Nevada Is Changing Reporting Requirements to Support Smarter School Funding, WestEd 

• Nevada Department of Education reducing school paperwork, Nevada Appeal