District Budgets
Budget & Finance
Schools Got Tons of Federal COVID Money. Why Some Are Laying Off Anyway
The realities of school district finance is clashing with the mainstream idea that schools are all flush with cash.
School & District Management
Opinion
The New Problem Facing Urban School Districts
Big city district leaders across the nation may have to know how to downsize, write two education experts who have been through a reset.
Budget & Finance
FEMA Is Spending Billions on Pandemic Relief. How Schools Can Get More of It
The agency is offering reimbursements to schools for pandemic-related purchases they've been using after Jan. 21, 2021.
Education Funding
COVID-19 Aid Package Protects Funding for Students in Poverty, But Could Challenge Schools
"Maintenance of equity" mandates aim to avoid cuts by states and districts that hurt disadvantaged students more than others.
Federal
Districts Feel the Pain From Standoff Over COVID-19 Aid
More layoffs and damaging cuts loom as districts move deeper into the school year with their budgets depleting and Congress stalemated over emergency relief.
School & District Management
A School District in Fiscal Free-Fall Scrambles to Avoid Crash Landing
Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving.
Education
Some Districts Punt Thorny Budget Decisions Back to Parents, Students
Tulsa, Okla., and Dallas have taken steps to engage community members, including students in some cases, in making crucial budget decisions. The strategy, experts say, builds community trust and buy-in.
Federal
How Another Recession Could Test K-12's Resilience
It took years to recover from the last big economic downturn. What’s changed since then—and what can schools expect if and when tough times come again?
Education Funding
News in Brief
State Budget Woes Force Pa. Districts to Borrow Aid
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, in a statement, said some districts, and intermediate units that oversee them, borrowed more than $340 million.
Education Funding
Pa. Budget Stalemate Squeezes Districts as Schools Open
The faceoff between the legislature and governor has caused some school systems to turn to loans and reserves in the absence of state money.
Budget & Finance
Philadelphia School Reform Commission Declines to Vote on District's Budget
The School Reform Commission decided not to pass the school budget, an action that violates the City Charter.
Budget & Finance
Philadelphia Council Moves to Help School District With Budget Crisis
The Philadelphia City Council introduced legislation to extend to city's sales tax, which will raise $120 million in the first year for the school district.
Education Funding
News in Brief
Sequestration Prompts Districts to Cut Budgets
Funding cuts may not be as bad as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan predicted, but sequestration is still hitting classrooms as districts begin the 2013-14 school year.
Education Funding
District IT Leaders Cite Budget Challenges
A recent survey of district technology leaders found that budget constraints and lack of resources were the top challenges faced as they look to integrate technology into schools.