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Public schools are about to face a heap of fiscal challenges. With billions of dollars of federal COVID relief about to run out, student enrollment dropping and pension obligations skyrocketing, there are tough choices ahead for districts. But for certain public schools, funding challenges are nothing new. For the last two decades, our research team […]
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Having spent years focusing on reading skills for early elementary school students, the Alabama State Board of Education is seeking funds to boost literacy after third grade. The State Board of Education on Oct. 12 approved a budget request for “struggling readers beyond grade 3” for $22 million. Last year, the Board had requested $3 […]
Despite spending billions of dollars on public schools each year, a strong majority of Oklahoma children are not proficient in reading, according to both state and national testing.Those statistics are
As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a “threat to democracy.” But if anything, school choice is better for democracy than government-run schooling.