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Since 2008, states have reduced their school funding from taxes by 12%, the most pronounced drop on record. [15] The majority of targeted school funding reforms have been in response to court orders, often due to lawsuits. [16] Despite some efforts to improve school funding, 60% of schools report that their facilities need repair. [17]
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, also known as ESSER. [1] is a $190 billion program created by the U.S. federal government's economic stimulus response bills, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (), Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act), passed by the 116th and 117th U.S. Congress.
Another role of the federal government is to provide state governments with funding for public schools. The government also implements other policies or requires states to do so as a condition of federal funding, including child care programs, safety regulations, and standardized tests. The federal government's role in higher education is ...
About $18.4 billion – an increase of $20 million above fiscal year 2023 – would go to the Title I program, the largest federal funding source for K-12 schools.
COVID-era funding for schools is coming to an end. Congress passed more than $190 billion in aid for schools in 2020 and 2021, called the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ...
(The Center Square) – A new report details millions of taxpayer dollars spent on funding diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at K-12 schools around the country. Critics say such spending ...
Education, once solely a state and local issue, now sees significant amounts of oversight and funding on the elementary and secondary levels from the federal government. [1] This trend started slowly in the Civil War era, but increased precipitously during and following World War II, and has continued to the present day. [2]
Rutherford County school officials contend three new charter schools will cost the district up to $15 million in funding.