About this episode

The episode discusses the necessity of a large savings account for Greenville County Schools and its impact on teachers and educational innovation.

Why do Greenville County Schools need a large savings account? Learn how the GCS fund balance protects teachers, handles emergencies, and funds innovation. Episode Resources: GFOA Best Practices for Fund Balance Reserves Greenville County Schools Financial Transparency Portal InformEdsc Public Education Partners Simple Civics: Simple Civics: Greenville County is a project of Greater Good Greenville Get in touch Support Simple Civics with a tax-deductible contribution Sign up for the Simple Civics newsletter. View our entire catalogue Simple Civics: Greenville County is produced by Podcast Studio X .

People in this episode

Host: Greater Good Greenville

Topics covered

• school funding
• financial transparency
• education innovation
• teacher support
• emergency funding

Keywords

• Greenville County Schools
• fund balance
• savings account
• education funding
• teacher support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greenville County Schools, GFOA, Greenville County Schools Financial Transparency Portal, InformEdsc, Public Education Partners, Greater Good Greenville, Podcast Studio X

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