Tag: education budget

February 14, 2022

The start of the year marks budget season for many states, and governors nationwide have been putting forth spending proposals. While not finalized, many of these plans call for significant increases in public higher education funding. That’s in part because […]

January 13, 2022

The week, Gov. Gavin Newsom built on last year’s record state budget with a 2022-23 spending plan that tops it. Schools from transitional kindergarten to high school and community colleges would receive $102 billion plus $16 billion in a windfall […]

February 3, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has released his budget proposal that includes pay raises for teachers and no additional money for the troubled state prison system. Reeves is recommending a $1,500 salary bump for teachers during the […]

May 10, 2017

Despite talk of significant education budget cuts on the horizon under President Donald Trump, the agreement reached in Congress for the rest of the federal spending year provides increased funding to the two largest programs for public schools at the […]

June 30, 2016

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed a $16 billion budget that covers K-12 education, community colleges, and the state’s 15 public universities. The budget gained bipartisan support in the state legislature, but it aroused the skepticism of some who are […]

December 18, 2015

After months of severe budget impasse in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite has announced that some area schools will likely be unable to remain open in January due to a lack of funding. According to Hite, payroll for Philly schools is […]