Education Advocates Call for Permanent Funding Formula in Pennsylvania
(Photo: Andrew Pons, Creative Commons) In Pennsylvania, a group of advocates from across the state gathered at the Capitol to ask lawmakers to boost the state’s funding for public education by $ 400 million. The More...
Alabama Education Budget Includes Teacher Raises, More Funding
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) An overwhelmingly powerful vote by Alabama lawmakers has passed the state’s largest education budget and the biggest pay raise for employees in public schools since the More...
Illinois House Moves Timely Higher Ed Funding Bill Forward
(Photo: Daniel Schwen, Creative Commons) A $ 600 million bill aimed at keeping Illinois’ universities and community colleges in operation until the new academic year received swift bipartisan support in More...
Makeblock’s Codeybot Toy Outpaces Kickstarter Funding Goal
(Photo: Codeybot) A brand new robot has the ability to dance, play music, change colors, and shoot laser beams, all in an effort to help children become interested in programming. Shenzhen-based startup Makeblock More...
Illinois Gov Rauner, Lawmakers Spar Over Education Funding
(Photo: theHCD) The Illinois State Board of Education has released its analysis of Governor Rauner’s education funding proposal — a plan that calls for increasing school funding by $ 120 million, which More...
Online and Mobile Content Provider EdCast Receives Funding
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) EdCast, an online and mobile platform for the distribution of educational content from a network of industry experts, has announced that it has raised $ 16 million in its latest More...
Illinois’ Manar Brings Forth Education Funding Plan
(Photo: AP) Illinois state Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is introducing what has become his annual legislation aimed at overhauling the manner in which Illinois public schools are funded. His latest iteration, More...
Charter School Bill Proposes Expansion, More Funding
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A new bill has been unveiled by leaders of the Massachusetts state Senate that would create major changes to the way that charter schools operate. The proposed bill, which adds More...
Oklahoma School Funding Lawsuit Looks to Right 20-Year Wrong
(Photo: Ilea Shutler, Oklahoma Watch) A state law in Oklahoma that would help to fund public schools was passed 23 years ago but never implemented – and now, 48 school districts are looking to the Oklahoma More...
Michigan House Approves $48mil Emergency Funding for Detroit Schools
(Photo: 401(K) 2012, Creative Commons) The Michigan House of Representatives has approved $ 48.7 million of emergency funding to be used for keeping Detroit Public Schools open through June. A vote will also More...