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50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Paying for College: The Latest Trends in Performance-Based Funding

Performance-based funding is a funding approach where state appropriations are allocated based on how a postsecondary institution performs on a defined set of measures. These formulas are designed to incentivize […]

Feb. 20, 2024

Postsecondary

Postsecondary Affordability

IL, KS, KY, LA, ND, PA, RI, TN, TX, WI

4 Models States Use to Fund Secondary CTE

Secondary career and technical education programs support a wide range of initiatives to ensure students succeed in postsecondary education and the workforce. CTE programs rely on various funding sources including […]

Sept. 13, 2023

Funding, Workforce Development

AK, CO, IA, IL, NC, RI, TN, TX

Connecticut Uses ESSER Funding to Evaluate Long-Term Investments

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding has provided a historic investment in public education. States have leveraged ESSER funding to support a number of innovative initiatives, including extended […]

May 18, 2023

Trends in State Allocations of ESSER Funds

After passing the Sept. 30 deadline for states to allocate CARES Act relief funds, states are on track to spend the first round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief […]

Oct. 28, 2022

AR, CA, KY, NV, VT

ESSA, Funding, Standards & Curriculum, Student Learning

States Advance K-12 Funding Equity in 2022

As 2022 legislative sessions wrap up and state budgets get finalized in many states, a clearer picture is now available on what funding choices states are making this year. While […]

Sept. 12, 2022

CA, CO, DE, MA, ME, TN, VT, WA

Innovative Ways States Are Using ESSER Funds

More than one year since the passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, plans have been approved in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for […]

June 6, 2022

Funding, Student Learning

CA, DC, IN, MS, NM, PR, VT

4 Ways States Are Using American Rescue Plan Funds

In the third school year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, state education leaders are using the unprecedented federal investment to respond to ongoing impacts on the K-12 education system. These […]

Feb. 11, 2022

CT, HI, IA, LA, NM, SC, SD, TN

Funding, Governance

The Infrastructure and Jobs Act: What’s in It for Postsecondary Education?

On Nov. 15, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure and Jobs Act into law, which will bring $1.2 trillion over 10 years to infrastructure and related workforce development. The substance of the […]

Dec. 13, 2021

Postsecondary

Digital Learning Considerations as States Implement the American Rescue Plan

As vaccinations continue across the country — and especially with the news that 12- to 15-year-olds can now be vaccinated — the K-12 education system is gearing up for what’s […]

May 28, 2021