spending
Government
NASA spent millions on ‘environmental justice’ and ‘equity’ grants despite budget woes

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has shelled out millions in awards to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as “environmental justice,” despite recently laying… Read More

October 17, 2024
Opinion
Kansas districts approved pay hikes for school administrators amid tragically low outcomes

(The Sentinel) – The 2024 school year was dĂ©jĂ  vu all over again – nice pay increases for administrators and low proficiency levels. Reading and math proficiency for… Read More

September 17, 2024
Opinion
Kansas school district ignores financial realities while blaming legislators for lack of support

(The Sentinel) – School board members of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, are pondering whether it is equitable to allow community-funded employees since most of the money comes from parents in wealthier… Read More

September 4, 2024
Public Education
Despite millions spent, ongoing HVAC failures at Albuquerque public schools hurt students’ learning, families say

Students in Albuquerque public schools are having trouble studying because of inadequate heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems – “an issue KOAT has raised with the school district for nearly… Read More

September 3, 2024
Government
Chicago budget deficit balloons to almost $1 billion under Mayor Johnson

(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city’s budget deficit will grow to nearly $1 billion next year. The mayor’s office released the city’s 2025 Budget Forecast… Read More

August 30, 2024
Public Education
Massive spending in NYC school districts fails to improve student performance

New York City taxpayers are paying up to $63,000 per student each year in some school districts – even as many of these children are failing state math and reading… Read More

August 28, 2024
Public Education
Absenteeism and academic struggles mar Illinois public school stats

(The Center Square) – Illinois public schools are aiming to improve academic proficiency numbers in the 2024-2025 school year. According to the Illinois Board of Education’s most recent Illinois Report… Read More

August 27, 2024
Public Education
Even with ESA increase, Arizona Department of Education underspent in FY 2024

(The Center Square) – Tom Horne, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced today that the total state education spending for 2024 came in under budget, challenging claims that the ESA… Read More

August 27, 2024
Public Education
Lowest-spending Virginia school districts surpass top spenders in some subjects

(The Center Square) – Recent data on school district spending gathered by the Virginia Public Access Project appear to support the conclusion of a late-February Reason Foundation study assessing the relationship… Read More

August 27, 2024
Public Education
Report: Maryland electric school bus program resulted in millions of dollars in ‘wasteful spending’

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An investigation into a Maryland school system’s electric bus initiative found that it resulted in millions of dollars in “wasteful spending” due to issues with… Read More

August 2, 2024
Public Education
WA school leaders make case for more spending despite court-ordered funding bumps

(The Center Square) – The Washington Association of School Administrators launched a new website last month that makes the case for increased state spending on K-12 education, even as the… Read More

August 2, 2024
Culture
State funds $50M agricultural lab at West Virginia State

(The Center Square) – West Virginia is sending $50 million to West Virginia State University to build a new agricultural lab. The lab will house laboratory space for both the… Read More

June 21, 2024
Public Education
Budget conundrum in public education caused by enrollment declines in big cities

Public school enrollment is decreasing in America’s largest cities, but spending and staffing rates have continued to grow. A new report from the Manhattan Institute compiled… Read More

June 21, 2024
Public Education
NYC’s proposed billion-dollar budget increase ignores dropping enrollment and taxpayer burden

With federal pandemic relief funds set to expire, the New York City education establishment is scrambling to fill the gaps with billion-dollar increases to local and state aid. “We inherited… Read More

May 22, 2024
Public Education
America’s annual K-12 spending nears $1 trillion

The nation’s public education spending continues to rise, yet students continue to struggle with academic basics post-pandemic. The Institute of Education Sciences, the research arm of the U.S. Department of… Read More

May 15, 2024
Opinion
How federal ‘science’ spending helps radicalize college students

(The Daily Signal) – Americans are watching as hordes of anti-American and anti-Israel activists have seized public spaces, occupied university buildings, denied access to reporters, and clashed with police and counterprotesters (all while demanding … Read More

May 7, 2024
Public Education
Despite lowest growth in spending per pupil, Indiana student scores rank third in nation

(The Center Square) – While Indiana has increased its public education spending at a lower rate than most of the country, student tests rank among the best, according to a… Read More

March 11, 2024
Public Education
New York educators bemoan ‘budget cuts’ despite a billion-dollar increase

New York educators are up in arms about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for 2025, even though it includes a billion-dollar increase for public education. Hochul’s proposed $233 billion budget… Read More

January 26, 2024
Culture
Lawmakers to hold hearing on ‘woke ideologies’ influencing the military

(The Center Square) – U.S. lawmakers will hold a hearing Thursday on “woke ideologies” influencing the military and how that may be negatively impacting national security, including recruitment of new… Read More

January 9, 2024
Public Education
Arizona to spend $40 million on tutoring to combat COVID-era learning loss

(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced a tutoring program with hopes to combat the negative consequences of learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. The… Read More

September 6, 2023