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State funding for higher education in the U.S. is showing continued growth overall. That's according to the results of the latest Grapevine survey, an…
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There have been lots and lots of studies on whether additional funding for schools really leads to better outcomes for kids. And, for a long time, some of…
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Nearly 10 years after the recession, school funding is still way down in some states. That's according to a new report released Thursday by the Center on…
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Should an anonymous donor be able to save a public school? The question was raised by a story I listened to yesterday on NPR.Traverse City Area Public…
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On average, kids in the U.S. spend around 943 hours each year in the classroom.And in those hours, teachers are expected to educate them and keep them…
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This story is part of the NPR reporting project “School Money,” a nationwide collaboration between NPR’s Ed Team and 20 member station reporters exploring…
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If you've been following State of Opportunity for a while, you've probably heard us say this a few times now: our state constitution legally promises all…
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Brian Whiston is the new guy in town at the Michigan Department of Education, and it looks like he's got poverty on the brain. Whiston and the state Board…
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The Washington Post ran a story this week, highlighting disparities in public education funding and calling it "one of the sleeper civil rights issues of…
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Kara Gavin wanted to know the answer to this question, "Why does the law allow such persistent disparity in school district funding? Could civil rights…