State Budgets/Funding
Learn about how much money states spend on K-12 schools and their funding priorities
States
Push for Teacher Pay Maintains a Foothold in States
More than a dozen governors have proposed raising teacher pay so far this year, an Education Week survey finds, and teacher advocates vow to keep the heat on.
Education Funding
With Cash to Spend, States Throw Down Big Bucks for K-12 Finance Studies
At least three states in the last few months have forked over half a million dollars or more for comprehensive studies of their K-12 finance system, a politically fraught process.
Teaching Profession
Interactive
These Governors Are Calling for Teacher Pay Raises
The state-level push for increased teacher pay continues as governors—prodded by public support and teacher activism—roll out ambitious proposals that could impact some of the poorest and most-rural parts of the nation.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
State Ed. Spending at Odds With Public Schools Support
Breakdown of recent research reports made easier for the public to understand.
States
State-District Tensions Swell Over School Pensions
There’s a tussle over the right balance for who should pick up the tab for teacher retirements and how that affects wealthier and less-wealthy districts.
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?
States
State Auditor's Battle Cry: Open the Books on K-12 Spending
A West Virginia official turns up the heat on financial disclosure for the state’s beleaguered schools, and ruffles feathers in the process.
School Choice & Charters
If Charter Schools Build It, Will States Help Pay For It?
A report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools says most states have some kind of policy supporting charter schools' facilities needs, but their approaches to the issue vary significantly.
States
See Where Teachers Got Pay Raises This Year
More than a year after teachers began walking out en masse to demand higher salaries, at least 15 states have given their teachers a raise.
Equity & Diversity
Trump Administration to End Schooling, Recreation, Legal Aid for Migrant Children in Shelters
Officials say the massive influx of immigrant children from Central American countries has created a budget crunch. Educators and advocates called the move inhumane and illegal.
Federal
Public Torn Between Support for School Spending and Actually Paying the Tab
Policymakers feel the squeeze as popular support for increased education funding collides with an aversion to taxes and the education bureaucracy.
Every Student Succeeds Act
What Researchers Wish They Knew About School Finance
The field may be swimming in data, but there’s still blank spots when it comes to assembling a complete picture of how $600 billion in public school funding gets spent.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Student Outcomes: Does More Money Really Matter?
Fresh research bolsters the case for more public school funding—but debate rages on how to spend it in a way that boosts achievement.
Education Funding
Inside School Finance: A Special Report
The second installment of Education Week’s annual Quality Counts series examines how much the nation and the states spend on public schools and how fairly that money is spread around.