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April 10, 2012

Comparing Pre-K and K-12 Spending Trends: It's Not Just the Economy, Stupid

Per yesterday's post on the new NIEER Pre-K Yearbook and declining state per-pupil spending on pre-k: I think it's useful to contrast these trends in state pre-k spending with the contemporaneous trends in per pupil spending for public elementary and secondary schools over the past decade. As...  Read Full Post >

July 14, 2011

Rural Schools Use 'i3' Aid To Reform High Schools

The New England Network for Personalization and Performance is a group of mostly rural, secondary schools in New England that are using federal Investing in Innovation grant money to change the way they teach and assess students.  Read Full Post >

May 17, 2011

High Gas Prices Hurt Rural Schools' Budgets

Fuel costs are causing big problems for small districts where bus routes span long distances.  Read Full Post >

November 29, 2010

Newspaper Examines Special Education Funding

The Asbury Park Press touches on several hot-button issues, including vouchers and improved teacher training.  Read Full Post >

September 06, 2010

Getting Parents and Kids to Be Savvy About Paying for College

What most families are thinking about these days when it comes to choosing a college is money  Read Full Post >

September 03, 2010

Nebraska Gov. Attacks Health Care Reform in the Name of Education

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman calls on education groups to join him in demanding a repeal of the health care law.  Read Full Post >

September 01, 2010

Edumoney Shell Games Again?

Rhode Island's governor has plans to use his state's share of the $10 billion in education jobs funding to help plug budget holes in other areas, not to save education jobs. Sound familiar?  Read Full Post >

August 23, 2010

Survey Shows High College Costs Concern American Families

The rising cost of college has families thinking hard about how to pay for it—and teens are stepping up to do their part.  Read Full Post >

July 21, 2010

Colleges Gear Up to Provide Required Picture of Real Costs

College administrators and companies are figuring out how to meet new federal rules that require higher education institutions to provide a net price calculator on their websites.  Read Full Post >

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