Education Funding
Education news, analysis, and opinion about money, financing and budgets on the federal and state levels and coverage of philanthropy to school.
See also: Federal Budget, State Budgets, ESSER Funds
Everything You Need to Know About Schools and COVID Relief Funds
How much did your district get in pandemic emergency aid? When must the money be spent? Is there more on the way? EdWeek has the answers.
Education Funding Schools Could Lose Millions in Federal Dollars After McMahon Changes RulesThe federal government has rescinded deadline extensions for a majority of states to spend remaining pandemic aid.
Education Funding States Get Antsy as Education Department Layoffs Delay Millions for SchoolsReimbursements for federal education aid are weeks late, according to state chiefs.
Education Funding What the Latest Federal Funding Law Means for SchoolsThe new federal spending resolution leaves the door open for continued disruption to federal education funding.
Education Funding Trump Admin. Ordered to Temporarily Restore Teacher-Prep Grants in 8 StatesA federal judge chided the Trump administration for offering what amounted to "no explanation at all" for terminating the grants.
Education Funding Trump Axed $400M in Funds for Columbia. Could a School District Be Next?One legal expert described the move as arbitrary: “How can you predict what arbitrary punishment may come your way?"
Education Funding Teacher-Prep Programs Sue Trump to Get Their Funding RestoredThe programs say the grant terminations hurt their ability to prepare aspiring teachers and hurt the schools that depend on them.
Education Funding Education Groups Demand Congress' Help to Reverse Trump's Grant TerminationsMore than 100 education organizations want top congressional lawmakers to help reinstate grant funding for teacher prep programs.
Education Funding How the Trump Administration's 'Indiscriminate Cutting' Will Affect StudentsThe cuts have come fast in recent weeks, imperiling data collection, teacher-training funds, and problem-solving for states and school districts.
Education Funding Will Trump Follow Through on His Threats to Cut School Funding?If the administration follows the law and established precedent, the road won’t be easy.
Education Funding How Schools Are Feeling Trump's Spending CutsElectric school buses and teacher-preparation programs are among the victims of funding cuts.
Education Funding Does Money Matter for Schools? NAEP Scores Reopen the DebateA provocative set of graphs has kicked off a debate over whether—and how—more money can improve student outcomes.
Education Funding Dozens of Head Start Programs Still Aren't Receiving Promised Federal FundsSome providers of pre-K and child care have waited more than a week for federal reimbursements that typically arrive in 24 hours.
Education Funding Trump Spending Freeze Hits Roadblocks: How Schools Are Coping With ChaosThe Trump administration appeared to halt the planned funding freeze, but district leaders remain cautious.
Education Funding Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Was Blocked. But Confusion Among Schools RemainsThe order sent school districts and others scrambling to determine which federal funds for schools could be stopped.
Education Funding These High Schoolers Are Suing for Better Schools. Can They Win?A new lawsuit joins others currently challenging states to follow constitutional requirements for public education.
