Education Funding
Education news, analysis, and opinion about money, financing and budgets on the federal and state levels and coverage of philanthropy to school.
See also: Federal Budget, State Budgets, ESSER Funds
Everything You Need to Know About Schools and COVID Relief Funds
How much did your district get in pandemic emergency aid? When must the money be spent? Is there more on the way? EdWeek has the answers.
Education Funding What the Research Says 1 in 5 Homeless Students Left School Since the Pandemic. Can Funding Help Find Them?Federal aid has expanded district resources for homeless students, but capacity remains a problem.
Education Funding The COVID School-Relief Funds You Might Not Know About, ExplainedGovernors got $7 billion to spend on COVID relief efforts for K-12 and higher education with broad discretion on how to use it.
Education Funding Puerto Rico Schools to Use New Aid for Teacher Raises, Hurricane and COVID RecoveryEducation Secretary Miguel Cardona announced $215 million in federal funds before the start of the new school year.Education Funding Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About ESSER funding for Career and Technical Education Programs?SponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Answer 7 questions to assess your knowledge on ESSER funding for CTE programs.
Education Funding 3 Things in the Senate Climate-Change Bill That Could Affect K-12 SchoolsThe sweeping proposal includes funding opportunities for schools to operate electric buses and improve air quality in buildings.
Education Funding Opinion Book Bans? My School Doesn’t Even Have a LibraryUnderfunding schools is its own censorship, writes one Philadelphia public school teacher. After all, they can’t ban books we don’t have.
Education Funding 7 Ways the Federal Government Shortchanges K-12 SchoolsDistricts haven't gotten the help they need and expect on infrastructure, high-need students, special education, school meals, and more.
Education Funding Schools Can Seek More Time to Spend ESSER Funds on Outside ContractsWaivers are available for contract spending in key areas like construction, tutoring, and mental health.
Education Funding What America Spends on K-12: The Latest Federal SnapshotAbout 93 percent of K-12 spending came from state and local sources in 2019-20—but more-recent year totals will reflect federal relief aid.
Education Funding Opinion How You Can Avoid Missing Out on COVID Relief MoneyWe’re losing the race against the clock to spend ESSER funds, but there are solutions.
Education Funding K-12 Infrastructure Is Broken. Here's Biden's Newest Plan to Help Fix ItSchool districts will, among other things, be able to apply for $500 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants for HVAC improvements.
Education Funding Less Funding, Less Representation: What a Historic Undercount of Latinos Means for SchoolsExperts point to wide-ranging implications, including how much federal funding schools with large Latino populations will get.
Education Funding Biden Budget Seeks Big Funding Increases for High-Need Schools, Student Mental HealthThe president's new budget proposal comes just weeks after he signed into law a spending plan that fell short of last year's ambitious plan.
Education Funding Fines, Budget Cuts, Spending Limits: How State Lawmakers Want to Censor InstructionAn Oklahoma legislator wants teachers to pay $10,000 or more out of their own pockets for teaching about sex or sexual orientation, for example.
Education Funding Why School Leaders Are Sweating the Deadline for Spending COVID Relief FundsSchools are concerned that supply and labor challenges beyond their control will constrain what they can achieve by spending federal funds.
