School Funding
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Budget & Finance
How Do Schools Solve a Problem Like Property Taxes?
Politicians or activists in at least 10 states are pitching the end of one of schools' chief revenue sources.
Teaching Profession
K-12 Budgets Are Tightening. Teacher-Leadership Roles Are at Risk
The positions expanded with pandemic-aid funding. With money tighter, how can districts keep them?
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In this podcast, Tyra Mariani, former Chief of Staff in the U.S. Department of Education, shares four questions leaders must answer to bu...
School & District Management
Superintendents Think a Lot About Money, But Few Say It's One of Their Strengths
A new survey also highlights how male and female superintendents approach the job differently.
Budget & Finance
A School District Almost Had to Close Mid-Year. What Happened?
A school district's close call with financial despair offers a reminder that school funding is perennially precarious.
Budget & Finance
What the Research Says
Is Spending on Professional Development Keeping Pace?
A new tool helps leaders map and compare spending for teacher learning.
Budget & Finance
School Districts Prepare to Go Without Some Federal Funds Next Year
Some school finance chiefs are preparing for worst-case scenarios as federal funding uncertainty persists.
Education Funding
One Casualty of Trump's $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze: Schools' Trust in the Feds
Some district leaders are now wary of relying on federal funding—even when Congress has already approved it.
Budget & Finance
Teacher PD, Jobs on the Chopping Block as Trump's Funding Freeze Continues
In a new survey, superintendents detail the tradeoffs they expect to make if billions in federal funds don't arrive.
Education Funding
Opinion
Trump's Cuts to Schools Will Hit Hard. But Leaders Need More Than Just Money
The federal funding chaos highlights a perennial dynamic in public schools.
Student Well-Being & Movement
A State Chief's Order to Schools: Provide Free Meals for All—With No New Funding
Oklahoma's state superintendent told districts to fully cover student meal costs. Districts say the mandate is costly and unenforceable.
Budget & Finance
Whitepaper
School Funding in an Age of Uncertainty
Allovue’s third annual Education Finance Survey takes stock of on-the-ground realities of school spending at a time of unparalleled uncertainty.
Budget & Finance
How This District Headed Off Misinformation About Its School Bond Campaign
School bonds are hot-button issues for districts—and ripe for misinformation campaigns.
Budget & Finance
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Education Finance?
Answer 7 questions about education finance.