Capitol Digest

States rely on federal funding to pay about 41 percent of their state education agency staffing and administrative costs, the General Accounting Office has found.

A new G.A.O. report, "Education Finance: Extent of Federal Funding in State Education Agencies," includes a detailed state-by-state breakdown of the amount of federal funds used to finance state education operations.

Michigan topped the list with 76.8 percent, and Maine was last, with 6.1 percent. But the report notes that such...