The numbers are staggering. Since states began to issue shelter-in-place orders, virtually all 50 states have significantly reduced economic activity, and over 35 million Americans have lost their jobs. The…
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When it comes to the issue of public education funding, there are few things those in the education policy space agree on. But there is one issue that governors, state…
September 4, 2018
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If you’re like me, school shootings have left you feeling both frustrated and helpless. Tragedies like those in Santa Fe, Parkland, Sandy Hook and Columbine have forced some of us…
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Something fairly unprecedented is happening in West Virginia now: a statewide teacher strike. While statewide teacher strikes are not unheard of they are extremely unusual. So what led to this…
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One question I repeatedly get asked is, “Why are state school funding formulas so complicated?” My first answer to that question is that we need complex funding formulas to keep…
January 17, 2018
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