Budget and Finance

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Teacher Kim Moore works with Janiya Hobby at the Claxton-West Head Start Center, in Knoxville, Tenn.
—Shawn Poynter for Education Week

Head Start Centers Feeling 'Sequester' Pain

Federal aid cuts are forcing some of the publicly funded preschool centers to scale back on student slots and reduce staffing. (May 14, 2013)

Spotlight on Getting the Most From Your IT Budget

Schools and districts are looking for ways to do more with less when it comes to technology. This Spotlight explores how information technology professionals and educators can rise to the challenge.

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Transitioning to a Weighted Student-Funding Formula
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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin's proposals include expanded investments in early-education and dual enrollment.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
The president's multi-pronged plan to avert gun violence is a mix of executive actions and proposals needing congressional assent.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
As President Obama unveils an anti-violence plan, districts are taking dramatic steps—and even arming staff—to boost safety.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
As dwindling state funding for new textbook purchases drives the search for alternative sources of information, schools in Kentucky are making do with the books they have.
January 22, 2013 - Education Week
From the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to higher education and early child-care grants, a long list of policy legislation is overdue for reauthorization, or soon will be.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
Many school districts are likely to need to add more bandwidth, and improve their overall technology capacity, in anticipation of giving new common assessments online, experts say.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
Analysts and business officials wonder if the education technology market faces the risk of a crash, similar to what occurred during the dot-com bust in the 1990s.
January 15, 2013 - Education Week
Delaware's Jack Markell tells fellow governors in Washington that economic issues still complicate the education picture.
January 14, 2013 - Education Week
School Project Blurs Line Between Public, Private
An unusual school improvement partnership in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., district is drawing attention and raising hopes.
January 9, 2013 - Education Week
Federal education programs win a temporary reprieve from deep cuts, but federal policymakers face a new deadline in March.
January 8, 2013 - Education Week

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