Public School Funding

Caught in the Middle

Eddie N. Fakhoury | Posted 05.28.2012

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Eddie N. Fakhoury

A small boost for a district that finds itself caught in the middle means protecting it from falling to the high-need end of the scale where investment will be more costly and return on investment will take more time.

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A Pretty Little Idea With Huge Potential: Open Up DonorsChoose.org to Students!

Troian Bellisario | Posted 04.04.2012

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Troian Bellisario

These high school students have great ideas -- they just need the funding and the tools to make them happen! Donorschoose.org is designed to make a little go a really long way, so give what you can.

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Is Colo. Tax Defeat A Signal Of Voters' Sour Mood?

AP | By KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 01.03.2012

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DENVER -- An off-year tax vote in Colorado this week likely sent a powerful message to policymakers nationwide who are wondering if voters will consid...

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The Cost of Education

Ilana Garon | Posted 12.12.2011

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Ilana Garon

The poverty of inner-city schools is one of those issues about which everyone has an opinion, but I've found that most people are hard-pressed to describe what this looks like on a day-to-day basis.

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Texas Schools Sue State Over Billions In Funding

AP | By APRIL CASTRO and PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 12.11.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas -- A coalition of more than 150 Texas school districts said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against the state over a school funding syste...

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WATCH: Parents, Students Create PSA Against School Budget Cuts

Posted 08.09.2011

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When budget cuts threatened the arts, science, math and technology programs at Melrose Elementary School, its students' parents decided to take action...

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Get The Federal Government Out Of Education? That Wasn't The Founding Fathers' Vision

Jack Jennings | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack Jennings

Increasingly conservatives are raising the question: What -- if any -- should be the federal role in education?

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Georgia Schools Make Do With Diminishing Budgets

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Ruth O'Dell took over as Franklin County School District superintendent three years ago, she knew she'd be dealing with an ever-decreasing budget...

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Charters and the New Version of Two-Tier Education

Mike Klonsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Klonsky

Charter operators and their lobbying groups have dis-empowered teachers and turned charters into a self-interested, anti-public school, anti-union entrepreneurial venture.

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Education Reform: America's Third Rail

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David R. Jones, Esq.

Charter schools are seen as a universal panacea that involves no one giving up anything and no elected official having to ever really lead on the issue, far less take any political risk.

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Kansas City Public Schools: Bankruptcy May Force 50% Of Schools To Shut Doors

AP | HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colorado Supreme Court Decision Determines Courts Can Decide On School Funding

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an opinion that could have profound implications for the state budget, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled today that a group of plaintiffs has the ri...

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