All posts tagged "education funding"

Report: Some Michigan districts are not equitably funding schools with higher needs

Only 55% of schools in Michigan’s 25 largest districts showed patterns of equitable spending.

Illinois lawmakers pass 2025 budget: young black female student working on laptop with headphones on in school

A child tax credit, an early childhood department, and more money for K-12 schools: Illinois lawmakers pass 2025 budget

The budget includes increases for early education, public schools, and the state’s literacy plan.

Idaho school bonds and education culture wars: cartoon depiction of school building in disrepair

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The influential conservative group making it harder for Idaho districts to fix their schools

The Idaho Freedom Foundation has begun targeting local bond and levy elections.

Texas schools are breaking bank to pay for teacher raises: students line up to walk behind teacher in front of colorful wall

With no new funding from the state, Texas schools are breaking the bank to pay for teacher raises

Lawmakers ended this year’s legislative session without giving public schools any money for raises.

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The condition of education 2023

A new report presents key indicators on the condition of education at all levels.

The state of preschool 2022: children playing under colorful circle tarp

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The state of preschool 2022

Preschool enrollment rebounds since COVID, but still 8% below pre-pandemic high.

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Mental health figures into Pennsylvania’s education funding

Amid a growing population of youth experiencing mental health crises, as well as another spate of mass shootings around the country, Pennsylvania...

Education funding New Mexico elections: young school students lining up in school hallway

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Education funding on ballots in New Mexico cities’ elections

Local governments across New Mexico are seeking to renew property taxes to pay for school buildings, computers and air ventilation systems even...

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Addressing the Learning Crisis: An Urgent Need to Better Finance Education for the Poorest Children

UNICEF presents data on education and education funding from 42 countries and discusses the impacts that the lack of resources has on...

$23 billion education racial disparity report; young black girl in classroom looking back at camera

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$23 Billion – The Disparity in Funding Between White and Nonwhite School Districts

EdBuild breaks down the troubling numbers behind the disparity in funding between predominantly white and predominantly nonwhite school districts around the nation.

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Stranded: How States Maroon Districts in Financial Distress

This new report from EdBuild shows how financially distressed school districts are left with no options for funding and are often at...

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The State of Preschool 2017

The latest edition of the National Institute for Early Education Research's annual report discusses the latest trends in public preschool quality, availability...

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A Punishing Decade for School Funding

This new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities discusses the sharp decline in state-level public investment in K-12 schools...

A Glimpse Inside the Coffers: Endowment Spending at Wealthy Colleges and Universities

This report from the Education Trust details the extreme wealth stratification occurring among institutions of higher education across the nation. It finds...

Trends in State and Local Expenditures on Corrections and Education

The U.S. Department of Education produced this report as part of an effort to call on states to invest in education instead...

Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card

This new report from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University in partnership with the Education Law Center evaluates and compares...

Most States Have Cut School Funding, and Some Continue Cutting

The Center on Budget Policy and Priorities recently conducted a comprehensive survey of state budget documents related to education funding across the...