Education's Share of Some State Budgets Drops

Despite an infusion of federal economic-stimulus dollars, education’s share of state spending is decreasing in some states, according to a recent analysis .

The Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington found a decline in education’s share of the pie in 13 of the 23 state budget plans it examined.

Policymakers at the state and federal levels may want to take a closer look at how money is being spent, and whether it is matching their desired outcomes, said Marguerite G. Roza, the study’s author. She is a senior fellow with the center and a research associate professor...