SC to start spending year without budget in place
When South Carolina begins its next fiscal year Wednesday, the state government won’t have a new budget to direct agencies how to spend money.
NC Supreme Court issues Leandro decision
North Carolina’s students have for too long born the consequences of ongoing disinvestment in their schools. Among other considerable impacts, this opinion vacates the 2022 ruling ordering the transfer of $1.75 billion to our public schools and further delays action to ensure that students across our state have access to the educational opportunities that they deserve.
Private-School Voucher Bill Dies in Mississippi Senate; House Passes $5,000 Teacher Pay Raise
Mississippi will not expand its school voucher program to use public tax dollars for private school tuition after the Mississippi Senate Education Committee killed the House’s massive education package.
KY GOP supermajority overrides Beshear veto of education grants fueled by US tax credit
Kentucky’s Republican-controlled House and Senate overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that would opt the state into a program of education grants for K-12 students promoted by the Trump administration and benefiting from a new federal tax credit.
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.
Mississippi lawmakers adopt increased K-12 public education budget even as student totals decline
https://magnoliatribune.com/2026/03/30/mississippi-lawmakers-adopt-increased-k-12-public-education-budget-even-as-student-totals-decline/
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.
Tennessee Republicans push for significant last-minute ESA voucher expansion
Tennessee Republicans want to drop all enrollment caps and expand eligibility to the state’s initial voucher program, effectively merging Tennessee’s two voucher programs as Gov. Bill Lee pushes lawmakers to provide state dollars to all families who applied to the Education Freedom Scholarships program this year.
Arkansas lawmakers approve $192M tax cut legislation, end session
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed another round of income tax cuts into law Wednesday afternoon, marking the conclusion of a three-day special session.
Louisiana lawmakers approve Jeff Landry plan to cut school budgets to fund teacher stipends
Louisiana lawmakers approved Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to cut nearly $170 million from school budgets to pay for teacher stipends, according to vote tallies released Wednesday, though a court has temporarily blocked the plan from taking effect.
