The Texas Tribune: School Districts Look at Increase in Tax Rates

School districts are looking at trying to raise local property tax rates to compensate for a decrease in state financing.

Big Kindergarten Wait List Limits City’s Pre-K Slots

A space crunch in New York City has arisen partly because of cuts endured in recent years to programs that offer services at day care centers.

The Texas Tribune: Colleges Rewarded for Outcomes, but Which Ones?

Lawmakers tend to agree that financing ought to reward universities that get the best results, but so far no one can decide whether that means more graduates or something else entirely.

Growth in Education Spending Slowed in 2009

The change in spending, reported in census figures, is seen as a response by states to deepening fiscal woes and flatter tax revenues.

Court Orders New Jersey to Increase Aid to Schools

The Christie administration has failed to provide adequate resources, the state’s Supreme Court said.

Critics of the Mayor’s Budget Put Forth Their Own Ideas

With five weeks until a deadline for passing a budget, City Council members, community activists and interest groups are offering alternatives to shuttering firehouses and laying off teachers.

U.S. Objects to New Law on Clinics in Indiana

The Obama administration says the law, which cuts off state and federal money for Planned Parenthood, imposes impermissible restrictions on Medicaid recipients.

New York Voters Pass 93% of School Budgets in State

Administrators facing sharp reductions in state education aid offered plans to cut staff and programs, tap into reserves and keep tax increases relatively low.

News Analysis: For States, a Glimmer of Hope on Deficits

State governments may not be out of the woods, but budget officials are breathing more easily.

On Education: At School for the Disabled, High Pay Leads to State Pressure and Now Layoffs

An audit found that the Henry Viscardi School, one of 11 schools of its kind in New York, paid its top executive $1.25 million over two years.

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