Mississippi legislators are moving toward a showdown on how to pay for public schools
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mississippi legislators are moving toward a showdown on how to pay for public schools

Associated Press  

— A conflict is building among Mississippi legislative leaders over whether to tweak an education funding formula or ditch it and set a new one. “It also allows superintendents of districts to know roughly what they are getting every year because we have an objective formula,” Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, said Thursday. House Education Committee Vice Chairman Kent McCarty, a Republican from Hattiesburg, said INSPIRE would be more equitable because school districts would receive extra money if they have large concentrations of poverty or if they enroll large numbers of students who have special needs or are learning English as a second language. Rob Roberson, a Republican from Starkville, said a “communication breakdown” occurred Wednesday over information provided to Johnson during Wednesday’s House debate. During a news conference Thursday, House Speaker Jason White said the House Republican majority is not prepared to relent on its view that lawmakers should eliminate MAEP.

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Public school advocates again face how to stop school choice in Nebraska
8 months ago

Public school advocates again face how to stop school choice in Nebraska

Associated Press  

— Public school advocates in Nebraska are decrying the passage of bill to directly fund private school tuition with taxpayer money as a “cowardly act” to keep voters from deciding the issue at the ballot box. The new measure will directly fund those private school tuition scholarships from state coffers, and leaves the ballot measure to repeal the private school …

A battle is brewing over public school funding. Here's what's happening and what could come next
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A battle is brewing over public school funding. Here's what's happening and what could come next

ABC  

The level of funding for public schools has been a point of contention for a long time. Queensland Di Farmer "We believe that the Commonwealth should fund 25 per cent of the to help fund schools at an appropriate level into the future," state minister Di Farmer said. "I have written to the federal minister for education seeking the Commonwealth …

Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
1 year, 1 month ago

Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states

Associated Press  

In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It’s especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school can now take advantage …

SC Senate debates private school choice for poorer students
2 years, 9 months ago

SC Senate debates private school choice for poorer students

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate’s debate on a bill that would give some poorer or disabled students money so they could pick a private school or public school outside their district will continue into next week. “Please stop bringing your politics to our classrooms.” The program would be limited to 5,000 students the first year before reaching a …

The far right’s national plan for schools: Plant charters, defund public education
2 years, 9 months ago

The far right’s national plan for schools: Plant charters, defund public education

Salon  

This is the final installment of a three-part investigative series on Hillsdale College, its charter school network and its connection to the national struggle over education. RELATED: Right-wing authoritarianism is winning — but higher education is where we can fight back This January, after Orange County began a post-census redistricting process, and a bill was proposed to move school board …

Republicans want input from education voucher bill opponents
2 years, 10 months ago

Republicans want input from education voucher bill opponents

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The leader of Republicans in the South Carolina Senate said one of his main goals this session is to pass a bill that would allow some parents to get public money to spend on private schools. Economists who estimate how much bills could cost issued a fiscal impact statement saying if every eligible student participates, the program …

Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
3 years, 4 months ago

Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice

Associated Press  

When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. “This feels like he’s taking advantage of the pandemic and the pandemic relief to further his ideological goal of defunding the traditional public schools,” said state Rep. Gloria Johnson, a Democrat and retired teacher. “Using pandemic relief money to open new …

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