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School Spending

NY Spends More Money On Students Than Any Other State

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Klein | Posted 05.24.2013 | New York

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its latest per-pupil spending report, and for New York, the results were not surprising. In line with data...

Joy Resmovits

Are We Spending Too Little On Standardized Tests?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.29.2012 | Home

Matt Chingos has an idea that will likely roil the scores of parents and teachers who think the U.S. tests its students too much: we might actually sp...

Report: Federal Loophole Allows Schools To Spend More On White Students Than Minorities

Posted 09.19.2012 | Home

Schools that enroll 90 percent or more non-white students spend $733 less per pupil per year than schools that enroll 90 percent or more white student...

New York School Funding Among Nation's Most Unfair

David Sciarra | Posted 09.12.2012 | Home
David Sciarra

New York is considered "high spending" when it comes to public education. But does the Empire State fairly fund its public schools? The answer is a resounding no.

Stretching the School-District Dollar

Michael J. Petrilli | Posted 06.19.2012 | Home
Michael J. Petrilli

While tight budgets present plenty of hardships, they also offer local officials a golden opportunity to rethink the way we run schools and boost productivity and efficiency.

Public v. Charter: Who Really Has More Administrative Bloat?

Posted 04.10.2012 | Home

Public schools are often criticized and scrutinized for perceived administrative bloat, tied to concerns that those sitting behind desks in district o...

A 'Mindset Of Survival': Americans To Stay Thrifty This Back-To-School [POLL]

Posted 09.18.2011 | Home

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost two-thirds of U.S. shoppers plan to spend the same or less this back-to-school season as last year, a survey showed, i...

The Case For Investing In School Infrastructure

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Ed Schmidt

Like our congested highways, bursting water pipes and corroding bridges, decaying schools are a reminder that our prosperity as a nation is jeopardized by physical neglect.

How Public Colleges And Universities Spend Their Money

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

As budgets shrink and tuitions rise, a recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics shows just how public, private and for-profit i...

How Private Colleges And Universities Spend Their Money

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

According to a recent report (PDF) released by the National Center for Education Statistics, private colleges spend only .5 percent on net grant aid t...

BACK TO SCHOOL SAVINGS: Given Billions To Rehire Teachers, Schools Wait Instead

New York Times | Posted 08.03.2011 | Politics

As schools handed out pink slips to teachers this spring, states made a beeline to Washington to plead for money for their ravaged education budgets. ...

Does Money Matter Most? Finding a Silver Lining for Schools in Recessionary Times

W. Norton Grubb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
W. Norton Grubb

Since increased revenues are unlikely, the recession provides an opportunity to rethink the relationship of money to effective school resources, and to develop new approaches.