public education funding

• States consider voucher subsidies while slashing public education funding.

Several states are considering extending tax aid to religious and other private schools - even as they move to cut public school funding. In late Ma...

• Church & State
• Vol. 64 Nbr. 5, May 2011

• Pa Voters Show Powerful Support for Public Education; Majority Believe Public Education Is Key to a Strong State Economy ; Poll Shows Voters Believe State Should Provide More Funding for Public Schools

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC) has released poll results that show Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly value public education, support an increase in state funding for the 500 school districts statewide, and support public school choices, while opposing the use of taxpayer funds for private school tuition. The polling, commissioned by EPLC, was conducted by Susquehanna Polling and Research, which is based in Harrisburg. The results of the new Annual Pennsylvania Education Issues Poll showed that Pennsylvanians place high value on quality public education and believe that a strong educational system is essential for a strong economy. Ninety-three percent of those surveyed agreed that "high quality public schools are vital f...

• U.S. Newswire
• November 21, 2011

• As Funding for Public Education Drops, Class Sizes On the Rise

The era of small class sizes in California may be over. As state funding for public education plummets, area districts are doing away with the 20-student class sizes that have been in place for 14 years.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• March 08, 2010

• Progress Being Made in Public Education Through Legislature's Maep Full Funding

Improving public education in Mississippi has strong support from the business community, which has rallied to promote adequate resources for schools by advocating full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), the state formula used to establish adequate current operation funding levels necessary for the programs of each school district to meet a successful level of student performance as established by the State Board of Education. Legislative leaders, community leaders business leaders and educational leaders have formed a grass-root effort to reduce the dropout rate and the support has been overwhelming.

• Mississippi Business Journal, The
• September 02, 2009

• Unintended consequence of centralized public school funding in Michigan education.

1. Introduction In an effort to create greater equity among school districts, a number of states have shifted the responsibility for school funding ...

• Southern Economic Journal
• Vol. 71 Nbr. 3, January 2005

• The agony of American education: how per-student funding can revolutionize public schools.

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• Reason
• Vol. 37 Nbr. 11, April 2006

• Our Readers' Views

Invest in future; extend school levy Ridgefield School Districts proposed property tax levy is not a new tax but replaces an existing levy that expires this year. Public education funding in Washington state relies heavily on local taxes. In Ridgefield, the local levy funds roughly 24 percent of total education costs. Approving the proposed levy will simply continue this local funding.

• The Columbian
• February 02, 2010

• Candidates for State Legislature Square Off On Wnin Funding for Public Education, Revenue Sources Debated in 5 Races

How to fund public education was one of just a few points of disagreement among the 10 candidates vying for five state legislative seats and all participating in a single debate Thursday evening. The candidates squared off in panel discussions in the studio of Evansville's WNIN-PBS9. They took five questions each from moderator Brian Posler, a political science professor at the University of Southern Indiana, and delivered two-minute closing statements.

• Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
• October 09, 2010

• Group to Study School Vouchers -- Task Force to Make Decision by Next Fall

NASHVILLE - Gov. Bill Haslam appointed a panel of educators and legislators Thursday to study and make recommendations on a potential school-voucher program for Tennessee, which would allow parents to pay private school tuition with public education funding. But he gave the panel until next fall to present its findings and said the legislature shouldn't pursue a voucher bill in its upcoming session. The House sponsor of a voucher bill, Rep. Bill Dunn, R- Knoxville, said he's willing to wait, effectively delaying passage until at least 2013.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• December 16, 2011

• Public Funding of Higher Education: Changing Contexts and New Rationales.

Public Funding of Higher Education: Changing Contexts and New Rationales, edited by Edward P. St. John and Michael D. Parsons. Baltimore: Johns Hopkin...

• Journal of Economic Issues
• Vol. 39 Nbr. 3, September 2005