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A new report finds Mississippi is among the states that it says "chronically underfunds" its K-through-12 schools. The Albert Shanker Institute report measured statewide funding for almost 20 years, ranking state school-funding formulas based on how many students attend schools in districts with funding below the estimated "adequate" levels. Study co-author Bruce Baker, a professor at the University of Miami, said Mississippi has consistently made greater effort than the national average - but the numbers indicate the state still isn't stepping up to give ...

A new report says state funding for public schools has fallen off a "fiscal cliff" in 39 states, and that New Mexico is one of 10 states where some 60% of students attend school in "chronically underfunded" districts. According to the study, a dropoff in state funding in four out of five states began in 2006 during the Great Recession, but co-author Bruce Baker, a professor at the University of Miami, said New Mexico's economic ability to fund schools needs to be considered when looking at the data. "New Mexico spends a higher share of its economi...

STATEHOUSE — Still reeling over a slew of executive orders issued by Gov. Eric Holcomb during the pandemic, Senate Republicans advanced a bill Tuesday that seeks to limit the governor’s

A new report shows persistent state budget cuts in 80% of U.S. states -- including Texas -- deprive public schools of the funding they experienced before the Great Recession. The report measures statewide funding adequacy based on how many students attend schools in districts with funding below estimated adequate levels. ...

By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Nevada News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Among its many other nicknames, this landlocked desert city is often jokingly referred to by Hawaiians as their state's ninth island. It attracts about a quarter of a million visitors each year who fly from Honolulu. More than 40,000 have stayed permanently. ...