The K-12 Education team knows that money matters in education. Funding affects every aspect of a high-quality, well-rounded education, and there are both racial and socioeconomic disparities in investment and opportunities. States and districts are facing extreme inequities in funding, and at the same time, federal investment in education currently covers only about 8 percent of funding. We are fighting for a dramatic increase in investment and more equitable funding systems so that schools and students receive the resources they deserve.
See the K-12 Education team’s other core priority areas:
A new CAP study finds that the future success of ninth graders—from high school graduation to college enrollment—is correlated with how they rate the usefulness and engagement of their math and science classes.
The Center for American Progress is proposing a new federal grant program to dramatically increase the federal investment in K-12 education and make education funding more equitable at the federal, state, and local levels.
Investing in an Opportunity and Counseling Corps would provide tutoring, counseling, and other supports to students as well as employment and skill development for young adults to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus.
In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, a major federal investment in K-12 public education is urgently needed.
The federal government must take action in order to address the immediate-, medium-, and long-term fallout from the coronavirus crisis on pre-K, K-12 and higher education.
The Trump administration’s K-12 education budget eliminates important programs and cuts billions from public schools.
The time is now for policymakers to take a bold and comprehensive approach to K-12 education.
The FY 2020 Department of Education budget proposal would make drastic and harmful cuts.
America’s crumbling and outdated public school buildings desperately need federal government support.
From teacher pay to school infrastructure to workforce readiness, new governors should move quickly to advance key education priorities in their states.
Past school finance ligation shows that future reform must focus on the quality of education.
States and the federal government must reverse a decade of disinvestment and give students and teachers the resources they need to be successful.
A progressive education policy agenda should focus on putting economic mobility and opportunity within reach for all.
With their proposed fiscal year 2019 budget, President Trump and Secretary DeVos have demonstrated, once again, that they are eager to drain public education funds in order to push their privatization schemes.
