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Finance Systems Perpetuate Inequitable Funding Of U.S. Schools

Posted 09.20.2012 | Home
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According to a report out of the Center for American Progress, inequitable per-pupil spending perpetuated by regressive state and local school-finance...

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Gaylord v. the Kids

Joel Judd | Posted 06.28.2012 | Denver
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Joel Judd

Aurora wants to give the Gaylord hotel company a big subsidy to build a hotel next to Denver International Airport. Is Colorado better off using money for the kids or giving it to Gaylord?

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School Districts Sound Sour Note to Cut Costs

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 06.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Public Schools, Creativity, Education, Budget Cuts, Music Education, School Finances, Imagination, Arts Education, Home News
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

A report this week by the U.S. Department of Education paints a dreary picture of arts education in the nation.

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Money Must Follow the Student in Brown's School Funding Reform

John Affeldt | Posted 03.26.2012 | Home
Read More: California Budget, Education, Funding Transparency, Weighted Funding, Achievement Gap, School Funding, Jerry Brown, School Reform, School Funding Disparity, School Finances, Accountability, Home News
John Affeldt

No matter what you think of its merits, you have to admire Governor Jerry Brown's new finance reform proposal for its sheer boldness.

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Does More Money Mean Better Education?

Posted 01.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Public Schools, Chris Christie, Education Budget Cuts, Budget Cuts, Achievement Gap, School Funding, Bruce Baker, Student Performance, Student Outcomes, School Finances, Class Sizes, Education Funding, School Improvement, Rick Perry, School Money, Teacher Layoffs, Andrew Cuomo, School Overcrowding, Smaller Class Sizes, Video, School Funding Distribution, Small Class Sizes, Money for Education, Education Money, Standardized Testing, Shanker Institute, School Budget Cuts, Education Reform, Albert Shanker Institute, Money for Schools, Home News

Amid major slashes to public funding, political leaders have cited assertions that money doesn't affect student learning to sometimes justify cutting ...

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