Does New Indiana Voucher Law Squeeze Private School Rights?
A Cato Institute scholars says Indiana's far-reaching voucher law will detract from the academic freedom offered to private schools. Read Full Post >
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May 05, 2011
May 04, 2011
Michigan Policy Helped Poor Districts Academically, Not Rich Ones, Study Says
A study finds that a landmark Michigan policy, which sought to create more level funding between rich and poor districts, helped students in the poor districts academically, but appears to have hurt those in wealthier systems. Read Full Post >
April 26, 2011
A Tool for Tracking School Improvement Grants
Education Sector, a Washington think tank, has created an online tool that allows the public to examine how states are using $3.5 billion in federal School Improvement Grants. Read Full Post >
April 25, 2011
Cato Analysis Raises Questions on Indiana Voucher Proposal
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, that typically looks favorably on school choice, sees a potential financial downside to a measure supported by Gov. Mitch Daniels and Republican lawmakers. Read Full Post >
April 25, 2011
A 'Superboard' to Oversee Education Spending?
Gov. John Kitzhaber has proposed the creation of a board that would oversee K-12 spending in the state, which has argues would create more coherent policy from early childhood education through college. Read Full Post >
April 13, 2011
UPDATED: A Deal to Restore Texas 'Edujobs' Money?
Texas would be able to secure $830 million in federal emergency education aid under the federal budget deal now working its way through Congress. Read Full Post >
April 11, 2011
State Pension Woes: Not as Bad as They Seem?
Making changes to pension systems isn't a cure-all for state budget woes, and in fact won't be of much help in the short term, argues one conservative author. Read Full Post >
April 08, 2011
Education Job Losses a Guessing Game in Ohio
Ohio Gov. John Kasich wants to cut state spending on schools over the next two year. Some say the result of those cuts will be massive school layoffs, but others say those fears are exaggerated. Read Full Post >
April 07, 2011
Sizing Up School Layoffs Across the States
Estimates of coming school layoffs, if projected state budget cuts go through, range from a couple thousand to tens of thousands, depending on the state. Read Full Post >
April 06, 2011
Facing the Funding Cliff
States and school districts are finally reaching the "funding cliff"--the point at which $100 billion in economic stimulus money runs out. Many are expected to be forced to make major cuts to programs and personnel. Read Full Post >
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