Education Funding
Education news, analysis, and opinion about money, financing and budgets on the federal and state levels and coverage of philanthropy to school.
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Education Funding School Infrastructure Funding in Flux as Senators Advance Package Funding Electric BusesGroups are warning school infrastructure could get shortchanged as Democrats negotiate a sweeping $3.5 trillion budget deal.
Education Funding The Fight Over Charter School Funding in Washington, ExplainedTensions between some Democrats in Congress and charter school backers have reached a new level over proposed restrictions on federal aid.
Education Funding What the House Education Spending Bill Would Do for Schools, in One ChartHouse lawmakers have advanced a funding bill for next year with big increases for several education programs, but it's far from a done deal.
Education Funding House Democrats Pitch 'Massive Funding Increase' in Latest Education Spending BillThe proposal would more than double aid to Title I programs for low-income students and aims to help schools address fallout from COVID-19.
Education Funding Feds Set Limits on Which Private Schools Can Get COVID-19 ReliefThe Education Department's rules deal with $2.75 billion in American Rescue Plan aid set aside for private schools.
Education Funding Feds OK First State Plans for Remaining Share of $122 Billion in K-12 Virus AidAs it approved states' relief plans, the Education Department separately opened applications for $600 million in homeless-student aid.
Education Funding Feds Seek to Promote Equity, COVID-19 Recovery, and 'Systemic Change' Through GrantsThe Education Department's six new proposed funding priorities would affect competitive grants.
Education Funding How Many Students Are Living in Poverty? The Number Is Likely WrongK-12 policymakers' inability to accurately assess student poverty has resulted in billions of dollars being misspent, a new study says.
Education Funding Federal Rules in the Pipeline on COVID-19 Relief, Testing, Student PrivacyThe Biden administration plans to issues rules governing coronavirus relief for homeless students and for private schools.
Education Funding To Get Billions in COVID-19 Aid, States Pledge Focus on Mental Health, Learning RecoveryTwenty-eight states had submitted plans to the Education Department as of mid-June to access $41 billion from the American Rescue Plan.
Education Funding Some in Congress Fear State Budget Decisions May Undercut COVID-19 Education ReliefA dispute in Wisconsin over coronavirus relief underscores how technical issues and politics are affecting education spending decisions.
Education Funding There Are Big Funding Gaps Affecting High-Poverty Schools. Can Biden Close Them?Hurdles lie ahead for a $20 billion bid to create "Title I equity grants" to address long-standing funding inequities.
Education Funding Education Department Issues Directive on Shielding Students in Poverty From Funding CutsThe agency released the "maintenance of equity" guidance on COVID-19 relief as part of a public-relations blitz on equity amid the pandemic.
Education Funding New COVID-19 Aid Coalition Highlights Strategies for Retaining Teachers, Digital LearningThe coalition representing school officials, teachers' unions, and others, has pledged a multiyear effort to use relief aid effectively.
Education Funding From Our Research Center Nation Earns a 'C' on School Finance, Reflecting Inconsistency in K-12 Funding and EquityThe Edweek Research Center's latest analysis finds a gulf in many states between per-pupil spending and how that K-12 money goes out.
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