St. Louis Charter Families File Lawsuit on Desegregation Funding
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Two families representing St. Louis’ charter school students have filed a motion in federal court that would allow them to intervene as plaintiffs in a motion filed by the Saint More...
Chicago CEO Claypool: Schools Won’t Open Without Funding
(Photo: ABC) Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has said that CPS will not be able to open in the fall if state lawmakers cannot approve an education budget: “Chicago schools would not open, and More...
Texas House Speaker Straus Calls for Better Education Funding Formula
(Photo: Andrew Pons, Creative Commons) Although the Texas Supreme Court decided that the state’s public school funding system was acceptable, it also called it “undeniably imperfect.” Texas More...
Kansas Schools Face Shutdown Over Funding Impasse
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Kansas school districts could possibly be looking at a shutdown after June 30 if the Legislature does not make changes to the way the state plans its education spending. The More...
First Lady Secures Long-Term Funding for Turnaround Arts Program
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) One of Michelle Obama’s key arts programs, Turnaround Arts, will continue after she leaves the WhiteHouse. The program started five years ago to bring high-quality music, theater, More...
Arizonans Approve Education Funding Increase via Land Trust
(Photo: Andrew Pons, Creative Commons) Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) declared a victory on a measure that will give Arizona permission to use its land trust fund so that students will receive $ 300 each from More...
Online Learning Platform Unacademy Raises Seed Funding
(Photo: Amanda Mills, Creative Commons) Online learning platform Unacademy has announced that it has raised a $ 500,000 seed round of funding led by Blume Ventures. Some of the investors having participated More...
Texas Supreme Court Finds Education Funding Constitutional
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) After three decades, the Texas Supreme Court has unanimously agreed that the state’s school funding system is constitutional. The decision confirms Gov. Greg Abbott’s More...
Washington State Lawmakers Approve Education Funding Report
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the state of Washington have approved a progress report to the state Supreme Court on their efforts to fully fund public schools. The submitted More...
Nevada Senate-Hopeful Heck Submits Technical Education Funding Bill
(Photo: Las Vegas Review Journal) US Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.), who is running for the US Senate seat of retiring US Sen. Harry Reid, has announced a bill that he hopes will change the way career and technical education More...