Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 2, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveFederal money will continue to flow to state and local school systems — at least for now — after lawmakers in Congress struck a deal late Saturday for a continuing resolution to keep the government open through Nov. 17. President […]
February 14, 2023
Via: Education NextIn education policy and public debate, we often talk about students from “low-income” families. That descriptor is typically based on data from the National School Lunch Program, which provides qualified students with school meals for free or at a reduced […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 7, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsIn the last two years, an unprecedented increase in funding has flooded into schools around the country courtesy of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) package. While ESSER’s primary intent was to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
January 28, 2022
Via: U.S. Department of EducationToday, the U.S. Department of Education and its technical assistance partner the National Comprehensive Center released a new resource to help states share their progress deploying the $122 billion American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
June 25, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsAs school districts across the country make plans for their stimulus funding, it’s critical that they prioritize the purchases that will spur equitable student growth. To ensure short-term relief funds have a long-term impact, here are three key strategies district […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
June 4, 2020
Via: Education DiveIt was close, but all 50 states and the District of Columbia have applied and been approved for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund — a relatively small block grant within the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics, Educational Stages, Secondary Education
May 18, 2020
Via: Education DiveTwelve states have now received their portion of the Governors’ Emergency Education Relief Fund, a block grant created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act that can be used for K-12 or higher education. States have […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
February 5, 2020
Via: Inside Higher EdA new policy brief finds that 29 states currently tie some share of state funding for public colleges to student outcomes, such as graduation rates. Many of these state funding formulas also reward colleges for serving low-income students and students […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
February 4, 2020
Via: Education WeekAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills unveiled a nearly $127 million supplemental budget proposal on Monday that aims to hire more child welfare caseworkers and state troopers, boost funding for education and infrastructure improvements, and add another $20 […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics, Educational Stages, Higher Education
January 9, 2020
Via: Education DiveMyriad studies have highlighted potential barriers to paying for college, especially among low-income students and other vulnerable populations. A recent report from the National College Access Network identified fewer than half of U.S. public colleges as being affordable for poor […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
December 3, 2019
Via: Education WeekState officials are seeking more time to prepare for the latest court challenge to New Hampshire’s public school funding system. The ConVal, Mascenic, Winchester, and Monadnock school districts sued the state earlier this year, arguing it has failed in its […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
December 20, 2018
Via: Education WeekANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland commission won’t finish recommendations on new funding formulas for K-12 education in time for legislative action next year, delaying a major effort to increase the formulas for the first time since 2002 and disappointing […]
Educational Stages, Higher Education
July 1, 2016
Via: Education NewsA new report prepared for the National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education has examined the funding difficulties that public institutions of higher education are facing over the next ten years in an effort to create a baseline state funding forecast. […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
June 30, 2016
Via: Education NewsMichigan 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 […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
June 6, 2016
Via: Education NewsThe Chicago state Senate has rejected Gov. Bruce Rauner’s (R) and House Speaker Mike Madigan’s (D) request to pass a makeshift budget and has voted against a competing financial plan written by Democratic leaders. Tina Sfondeles reports for the Chicago […]