Section title New Report Finds States Have Deprived Schools of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Since 2016 States pull back despite evidence that “money matters” when it comes to boosting stagnant student achievement Read Untangled: Looking outside Ohio for education funding solutions How do other countries pay for a child’s education? And how do other states pay for their K-12 public schools? Listen Oregon Public Broadcasting: School districts throughout Oregon, Southwest Washington face significant budget cuts this spring Portland and Salem-Keizer are each facing tens of millions of dollars in cuts in the coming weeks. But they aren’t alone in the K-12 struggle to pay for increasing costs and student needs. Read Seattle Times: Schools across WA are struggling to balance their budgets Across Washington, school districts are struggling to balance their budgets — and making significant cuts to staff and programs to do so. Read Texas Public Radio: Fact-checking Gov. Abbott’s claim that public schools have an ‘all-time high’ of $15K per student During his full-throttle push to pass private school vouchers this legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly painted a rosy picture of the state’s public school system. Read Miami Herald: Florida lawmakers increased education funding, but will districts really feel it? Funding for private school vouchers however, continue to proliferate unabated in the state. Read Report Finds Funding Inadequacy in K-12 Schools Based on District Poverty, Student Race and Ethnicity A joint report finds that high-poverty districts and students of color suffer from K-12 funding that is, on average, well below estimated adequate levels, while low-poverty districts and white students enjoy funding that far exceeds adequate levels. Read Report finds inadequate and inequitable school funding in most states, economic crisis threatens to make a bad situation worse New report: K-12 funding in most states is inadequate and inequitable. High-poverty districts suffer most as economic crisis looms. Read Report Finds Education Funding in Most States is Inadequate and Inequitable Most states deliberately underfund high-poverty districts. New report shows only 6 states provide adequate school funding—and why it's a policy choice. Read New Report Finds That Education Funding in Most States Falls Well Below Adequate Levels Most states deliberately underfund high-poverty districts. New research shows only 5 states provide adequate education funding—and why it matters. Read
