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91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ news, analysis, and opinion about money, financing and budgets on the federal and state levels and coverage of philanthropy to school.
See also: Federal Budget, State Budgets, ESSER Funds
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- 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding What New School Spending Data Show About a Coming Fiscal CliffNew data show just what COVID-relief funds did to overall school spending—and the size of the hole they might leave in school budgets.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding When There's More Money for Schools, Is There an 'Objective' Way to Hand It Out?A fight over the school funding formula in Mississippi is kicking up old debates over how to best target aid.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding Explainer How Can Districts Get More Time to Spend ESSER Dollars? An ExplainerDistricts can get up to 14 additional months to spend ESSER dollars on contracts—if their state and the federal government both approve.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Dept. Sees Small Cut in Funding Package That Averted Government ShutdownThe 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Department will see a reduction even as the funding package provides for small increases to key K-12 programs.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding Biden's Budget Proposes Smaller Bump to 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ SpendingThe president requested increases to Title I and IDEA, and funding to expand preschool access in his 2025 budget proposal.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding States Are Pulling Back on K-12 Spending. How Hard Will Schools Get Hit?Some states are trimming education investments as financial forecasts suggest boom times may be over.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding Using AI to Guide School Funding: 4 TakeawaysOne state is using AI to help guide school funding decisions. Will others follow?91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding A State Uses AI to Determine School Funding. Is This the Future or a Cautionary Tale?Nevada reworked its funding formula hoping to target extra aid to students most in need. What happened could hold lessons for other states.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding How States Are Rethinking Where School Funding Should GoThere's constant debate over the best way to allocate state money to schools. Here are some ways states are reworking their school funding.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding A Court Ordered Billions for 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ. Why Schools Might Not Get It NowThe North Carolina Supreme Court is considering arguments for overturning a statewide order for more school funding.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding Schools Want More Time to Spend COVID-19 Aid for Homeless StudentsSenators want to give districts more time to spend COVID relief funds for students experiencing homelessness.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding ESSER Isn't the Only School Funding Relief That's Disappearing SoonFederal relief aid, policies to prevent schools from losing enrollment-based funding, and support for vulnerable families are expiring soon.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding Schools Lost Ground on Funding in Recent Years. The Recovery Could Be SlowSchool funding took a hit a few years ago. It might be some time before it recovers.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding Here's How the Feds Are Spending $277M for Academic RecoveryA new round of grants from the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Department aims to spur innovation in academic recovery, with initiatives in math, reading, and AI.91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Funding A Judge Just Ruled That Another State's School Funding System Is UnconstitutionalNew Hampshire joins Pennsylvania on the list of states whose courts have ruled that it's underfunding poor school districts.