Should Tennessee fully fund special education pre-K programs?
A top committee of Tennessee educators wants lawmakers to include special education prekindergarten students in the state’s public school funding formula.
The Leading Indicator: State Education Finance Issue Thirteen
If higher-poverty schools spend more on average than other schools, does that mean K-12 funding disparities have been solved?
Public School Forum of North Carolina Releases Study Group Report
The Public School Forum of North Carolina has released a new study group report, Weighted Student Funding in North Carolina: Opportunities, Challenges and Recommendations.
3 special education funding strategies states can use to support districts
What should states prioritize when designing special education funding systems?
Weighted Student Funding: Successes and Challenges in the K-12 Education Landscape
Against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to education, state and local governments are facing instability while continuing to shoulder the main responsibility of funding, providing, and administering K-12 education.
Weighted Student Funding: Successes and Challenges in the K-12 Education Landscape
Against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to education, state and local governments are facing instability while continuing to shoulder the main responsibility of funding, providing, and administering K-12 education.
New Bill Aims to Revise Definition of Economically Disadvantaged Students
Thousands of Tennessee public school students living in poverty are currently excluded from the state’s definition of economically disadvantaged. A bill moving through the General Assembly could expand that definition and protect state funding for students from low income backgrounds.
Alabama lawmakers finalize $12.4 billion education budget package
Lawmakers signed off on a $10.5 billion FY27 Education Trust Fund budget, a $420 million supplemental appropriation available to spend during the current fiscal year, and a separate $1 billion Education Advancement and Technology Fund allocation also available to spend during the current fiscal year.
Enhance education funding to improve future for all Georgia’s children
As a father of two school-age children in Georgia, [...]
Opportunity is knocking and Georgia must answer
A full opportunity weight would require in-state funding for each student living under the poverty line to ensure Georgia’s education formula truly reflects the level of need across its classrooms.
