Public Education
New report details the enormous strain illegal immigration is putting on public schoolsMass illegal immigration during the Biden administration has cost the nationâs public schools more than a billion dollars, a recent report estimates. âSince public schools must enroll minors regardless of… Read More
Public Education
Report: Ohio school spending rising; teacher pay, enrollment declining(The Center Square) â Ohio schools spent nearly 15% more per student in 2020 than in 2002, while enrollment, the number of teachers and teacher pay dropped. According to a… Read More
Public Education
Report: K-12 student funding rose, test results haven’t in West Virginia(The Center Square) â West Virginia inflation-adjusted education funding per student grew from $12,351 in 2002 to $14,163 per student in 2020, according to a new report from Reason Foundation. Read More
Public Education
Study: Illinoisâ spending per student is one of highest in the country(The Center Square) â A new study shows that Illinois continues to pump money into education without seeing tangible results. The Reason Foundation found that Illinoisâ inflation-adjusted education revenue grew… Read More
Public Education
Spokane-area schools reconsider how to spend money after voters turn down 5 costly bonds(The Center Square) â Thirteen school districts in Spokane County saw 17 of 18 funding levies get approved by voters during Feb. 13 special elections. But five of those school… Read More
Culture
US Navyâs STEM âequityâ program prioritized candidates, internships based on race, docs show(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The U.S. Navy approved more than $750,000 for a project that, while purporting to âequitablyâ increase the number of students interested in serving in the Navyâs… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina ed leaders preparing for end of federal pandemic funding(The Center Square) â A toolkit developed by North Carolina education officials will help districts analyze which learning recovery programs had the best return on investment as federal COVID-19 funds… Read More
Public Education
Report: 30 years after landmark court ruling to increase funding, Kentuckyâs public schools are worse than everPublic school activists often blame underfunded schools for poor test scores, but a new report from Kentucky says just the opposite. The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions tracked school… Read More
Government
Florida could expand its school choice program under new measure(The Center Square) â Florida could expand school and funding choices again after a new bill advanced this week, although one critic says its funding restrictions could reduce program participation. Read More
Opinion
âPower and controlâ: Why liberals act like fiscal conservatives when school choice is on the tableOpponents of education freedom have long claimed such programs are too expensive and will âdefundâ public education. Now that Arizona, the first state to implement universal school choice, has a… Read More
Public Education
Illinois education officials seeking more tax dollars(The Center Square) â The Illinois State Board of Education is aiming high in its request for more taxpayer funding in the next fiscal year. The board is proposing a… Read More
Christian Schools
Arizona study shows school choice keeps private education affordable, doesnât inflate tuition costsNew data in Arizona show the stateâs universal school choice program has not affected private school prices, contrary to the claims of school choice opponents. The… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire public school funding now exceeds $20,000 per student ÂThe New Hampshire Department of Education has announced that education funding has officially exceeded $20,000 per student. Despite a 20% drop in public school enrollment, per-pupil… Read More
Government
Kansas Special Education Task Force recommends more funding without required study(The Sentinel) â Kansas legislation that created the Special Education Task Force directs it to âstudy and make recommendations for changes in the existing formula for funding of… Read More
Public Education
Study: Minnesota schools fail students with ‘financial mismanagement,’ declining academicsPublic schools in Minnesota arenât underfunded, but they encourage wasteful spending while their students fail basic academic tests, a recent study concludes. The study began through a collaboration with former… Read More
Public Education
Boston may close half its public schools due to low enrollment, consolidationPublic school enrollment in Boston has plummeted over the past two decades, forcing its leadership to consolidate and close as many as 59 schools. Boston Public Schools (BPS) recently released… Read More
Public Education
Report: Kentucky education funding, performance trending in different directions(The Center Square) â A report released Thursday by an in-state think tank found funding for Kentuckyâs public schools has dramatically increased since 1990 while student performance has waned. John… Read More
Public Education
Analysis: ESSER program made public educationâs future more difficult as Biden financial cliff loomsA research center at Georgetown University (GU) is warning that thousands of public school districts face a âbloodlettingâ as one-time federal COVID-19 relief funds run out. âI know [saying âbloodlettingâ]… Read More
Culture
University to study whether puberty blockers cause âlastingâ brain changes for kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) approved a $600,000 grant for a study hypothesizing that puberty blockers used on children will lead to âlasting changesâ in… Read More
Government
Illinois law cuts funding for public libraries that remove controversial books(The Center Square) â A law involving public libraries in Illinois that created political divides is set to go into effect in January. The law will withhold state… Read More