School Funding
ELC REPORT GRADES STATES ON FAIR SCHOOL FUNDING
Published on: November 4, 2019
K-12 public school funding continues to be deeply unfair in many states and a major factor contributing to disparities in education resources, opportunities and outcomes for students across the country.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: HOW TO BETTER SERVE GEORGIA’S AT-RISK STUDENTS
Published on: August 20, 2019
New ELC research shows replacing Georgia’s early intervention and remedial education program with a poverty-based weight would vastly improve resources for at-risk students.
SCHOOL FUNDING LITIGATION FROM COAST TO COAST
Published on: March 23, 2018
School funding lawsuits challenging inadequate education resources, outcomes and opportunities, especially for at-risk students, continue in state trial, appellate and supreme courts across the country.
MOST SCHOOLS FUNDED FAR BELOW WHAT’S NEEDED TO ACHIEVE AVERAGE OUTCOMES
Published on: March 19, 2018
A new report shows that most U.S. states fund their public schools at a level far below what is necessary for students in high-poverty districts to achieve at even average levels in English and math.
MOST STATES SHORTCHANGE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS DESPITE GROWING EVIDENCE THAT MONEY MATTERS
Published on: February 21, 2018
The 7th edition of ELC's Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card again shows public school funding in most states is unfair and inequitable.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PROPOSED EDUCATION BUDGET: THE IMPACT ON NEW JERSEY
Published on: June 6, 2017
This is how the proposed budget, which would cut essential programs that support preschoolers, at-risk students and teachers, would affect NJ's public schools.
ELC RELEASES 2017 LIST OF NATION’S MOST FISCALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Published on: February 21, 2017
ELC has released the 2017 list of the most financially strapped public school districts in the nation. Over 1.5 million children are educated in these 47 districts in 20 states, with every region of the country represented.
SCHOOL FUNDING LITIGATIONS HOT TOPIC IN STATE COURTS
Published on: August 24, 2015
School funding litigations seeking better educational opportunities for underserved students continue in state trial courts and supreme courts across the country.