Category: Education funding
‘ESAs are merely a Band-Aid’: Arizona education advocates oppose bill to expand school vouchers
by Samantha Molina and Reed Harmon, Cronkite News Thursday February 18, 2021 Phoenix – Public education advocates and leaders of the Arizona School Boards Association’s Black Alliance and Hispanic-Native American Indian Caucus gathered at the Arizona State…
Giving private schools federal emergency funds slated for low-income students will shortchange at-risk kids
Low-income Seattle students began to pick up bagged lunches in March after their school closed. Karen Ducey/Getty Images by Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina Public schools have faced three distinct challenges since…
Democratic candidates seek a big and unprecedented K-12 funding boost
David S. Knight, University of Washington Democratic presidential candidates are proposing new approaches to the federal government’s role in public education. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders want to triple the US$15 billion…
Arizona education funding may be sent out of state
If a few Arizona senators have their way we could be sending our education tax dollars out of state. Senate Bill 1224 would be the only voucher program that designates money for out of state schools…
Education town hall sheds light on public school funding issues
Flagstaff The struggle to provide adequate funding for public schools in Arizona has been going on for years. The recession in the early 2000’s created a perfect storm for forces that would undermine funding for…