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ResourcesSmarter Funding, Better Outcomes This is billed as "Georgia's Roadmap for K-12 Finance Reform." The organization is looking at raising the discussion and encouraging support for smarter funding strategies "that will lead to better outcomes for students and a brighter future for all Georgians." Georgia Chamber of Commerce Launches Smarter Funding, Better Outcomes - New initiative explores link between education funding and student success. Here you will find data and thoughts on public and private school funding in the U.S. This report published by the National Commission on Civic Investment in Public Education presents a new urgency for an increase in the nation's commitment to and civic investment in public education and represents the first national and independently authored report to outline the standards of practice for public and local education funds. (May 2011)
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FundingFunding is often a controversial subject, especially now during unsettling economic times. Here you will find information on the issues including the use of federal stimulus money for education in Georgia. Posting here does not imply Georgia Partnership endorsement. Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts: 2009-10 (Fiscal Year 2010) For regular school districts, the national median current expenditure was $9,989 in FY 2010, an increase of 1 percent over FY 2009, according to this study (ECS Connection). (May 2013) Funding Students, Options, and Achievement This report stresses that today’s school finance system was not created with the flexibility needed to support the wave of educational innovations, such as online learning, spreading across the U.S. (eSchool News). Related story. (April 2013) Education's Fiscal Cliff, Real or Perceived? (Draft) This report looks at public funding during the economic downturn and the impact it has had on charter schools. Introduction. Press release. Related story. (April 2013) Budget analysis: A billion dollar hole in state education funding next year. Start digging. Maureen Downey: The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute just issued a bleak report on school funding prospects for next year, noting that the governor’s proposed budget for K-12 education has a $1 billion hole in it. (February 2013) Overview of Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Higher Education The overview of Georgia’s 2014 fiscal year budget for higher education report reviews the proposed 2014 budget and the impact it has on higher education. (February 2013) Schools' Financial Crisis Continues Although this story focuses on local issues it raises concerns faced by other systems across Georgia. (January 2013) Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2009-10 (Fiscal Year 2010) This First Look report presents state-level data on revenues by source and expenditures by function for public elementary and secondary education for school year 2009-10. Part of the Common Core of Data (CCD), this report presents data submitted annually to NCES by state education agencies. (December 2012) Strength in Numbers: State Spending on State K-12 Assessment Systems This report provides the most current, comprehensive evidence on state-level costs of assessment systems, based on new data from state contracts with testing vendors. Related: Report intro, EdWeek story, "Get Schooled" blog. (November 2012) Smarter Funding, Better Outcomes This report looks at funding practices for Georgia's K-12 education system and offers recommendations designed to get better results for the investment. (November 2012) Survey Says: Trouble for Schools - Cuts in Education Spending Mean More Crowded Classrooms Georgia school districts report that classrooms are more crowded than ever, and students are spending fewer days in school due to substantial cuts in state funding. Related story. (October 2012) State and District Receipt of Recovery Act Funds - A Report From Charting the Progress of Education Reform: An Evaluation of the Recovery Act’s Role The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or the Recovery Act) of 2009 provided an unprecedented level of funding designed to “stimulate the economy in the short-term and invest wisely, using these funds to improve schools, raise achievement, drive reforms and produce better results for children and young people for the long-term health of our nation." The distribution of Recovery Act funds was intended to reflect these multiple goals. Related story. (September 2012) School funding: Fix budget basics first This Atlanta Forward editorial sides with Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Barge who says the state must address several priorities before approving the Charter School amendment in November. (August 2012) Unequal Education - Federal Loophole Enables Lower Spending on Students of Color Separate will always be unequal. But just how unequal is the education we offer our students of color today? This paper answers this question using one small but important measure—per-pupil state and local spending. Related story. (August 2012) How Americans Would Slim Down Public Education This report examines how voters think education spending should be reduced in tough budgetary times, and what programs should be protected. The authors found that 74% of respondents support performance-based layoffs. (August 2012) Updated: Perfect Storm Brewing in Georgia School Finance It's apparent as we read headline after headline of school cuts that funding is an issue and will continue to be so in the near future. But how bad is it really and how much worse can it get? (May 2012) Student Improvement Grants - Education Should Take Additional Steps to Enhance Accountability of Schools and Contractors Researchers found that 26 states said they didn’t think they would be able to sustain the program’s extended learning time reforms after their federal grants expired, because they were too expensive. Just 10 said they thought they could keep it going. (May 2012) Mega-millions: Do lotteries really benefit public schools? State lotteries that participate in games such as Mega Millions were sold to the public as enterprised that would benefit schools with millions of dollars in proceeds a year. So has public education really received a windfall? A Closer Look at Title I Funding in Urban versus Rural Districts This piece reports on an amendment to the Student Success Act (HR3989) that would change the Title I funding formula to more equitably fund rural school districts. Relating story. (March 2012) Stimulus/Race to the Top New School Year Brings Steep Cuts in State School Funding Elementary and high schools are receiving less state funding than last year in at least 37 states, and in at least 30 states school funding now stands below 2008 levels - often far below. Relating article. (October 2011) The When, Whether & Who of Worthless Wonky Studies: School Finance Reform Edition What is that vast body of research that suggests that school finance reforms don't matter? That it's all money down the rat-hole. That in fact, judicial orders to increase funding for schools actually hurt children? (September 2011)
Districts Foresee Budget Cuts, Teacher Layoffs, and a Slowing of Education Reform Efforts Many school districts had to cope with shrinking budgets this past school year, but the effects of these cuts were cushioned to some extent by the availability of federal economic stimulus money. Now what? (Scroll down page to find this report - Published June, posted here August 2011) Debt Ceiling Deal: Big Questions for K-12 Education advocates are trying to take stock of what the congressional vote to lift the federal debt ceiling — and the belt tightening that comes along with it — will mean for K-12 education. And it's not at all clear. What Savings are Produced by Moving to a Four-Day School Week? Due to curent economic downturn, policymakers have been looking for budgetary options that allow for reductions in expenditures without impacting student achievement. One cost-cutting policy that some districts have adopted is to keep instructional time the same but shorten the school week. (May 2011) Federal Education Budget Project FEBP now provides data on every institution of higher education in the country, including an easy-to-read account of federal financial aid trends, student demographics, and student and school outcomes at each institution. (June 2011) School Improvement Grant Efforts Face Hurdles More than a year after the U.S. Department of Education supercharged the program targeting the nation’s lowest performing schools, with an influx of cash and a big makeover of the governing rules, states and districts are sorting through a thicket of practical and logistical issues. (May 2011) Restructuring Resources for High-Performing Schools: A Primer for State Policymakers This report indicates state policymakers attempting to bring down school costs should ease and refine class-size mandates and other requirements, and more closely scrutinize how money is spent on special education. Relating article. (June 2011) Education Stimulus - Gauging the Impact of a Federal Windfall The Hechinger Report and the Education Writers Association partnered with more than 30 newspapers nationwide to take a look at how the stimulus money was spent. Resetting Race to the Top: Why the Competition’s Future Depends on Improving the Scoring Process What did it take to win Race to the Top? In less than a year, dozens of states made major policy changes and enlisted a broad range of stakeholders to support ambitious school reform plans. The result was more state-level education reform than had occurred in the previous two decades combined. (December 2010) Other Funding Resources State Support for Education in Georgia The opportunities for our children – and the prosperity of our state – are being severely undermined by the continuing erosion in state support to our schools. The extent of the cuts and the consequences for our students and our state are much more serious than generally recognized. (March 2011) The Fiscal Survey of States While state budgets have improved slightly over the past year, more than a dozen states so far have made mid-year cuts to K-12 education, and the fiscal outlook going forward remains grim (ECS). (December 2010) State Policies That Pay - A Survey of School Finance Policies and Outcomes This special report assesses the state of education finance policy for America’s schools. (April 2010) A Cliff Hanger: How American Public Schools Continue to Feel Impact of the Economic Downturn This report warns districts across the U.S. are warning of widespread layoffs and severe cutbacks in programs as funding under the federal economic-stimulus package begins to dry up - ECS. (April 2010) |
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