How States Implement Hold-Harmless Provisions in 2020 and 2021. Research Brief

Institution	National School Boards Association (NSBA), Center for Public Education (CPE)
Titel	How States Implement Hold-Harmless Provisions in 2020 and 2021. Research Brief
Quelle	(2021), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; State Aid; Educational Finance; School Districts; Declining Enrollment; Grants; Resource Allocation; Funding Formulas; Budgets; COVID-19; Pandemics; Enrollment Trends; Expenditure per Student; Alaska; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; New York; North Carolina; Texas; Virginia; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; School district; Schulbezirk; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Ressourcenallokation; Funding; Finanzierung; Finanzhaushalt; Kalifornien
Abstract	Hold-harmless provisions in state aid formulas are meant to restrict declines in revenues for school districts. They may take several forms, including limits on the changes in state aid from year to year, supplemental funding for districts with declining enrollment, alternatives for calculating the state aid amount, or use of past enrollments in grant calculations (Toutkoushian & Michael, 2008). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts across the country are experiencing a decrease in student enrollments, while states face reduced revenues and budget deficits in education. Therefore, hold-harmless provisions become an option for policymakers to meet the financial challenges created by the pandemic. This research brief analyzes multiple online sources (e.g., state governments, state departments of education, state school boards associations, local news). It found that nearly three in five states have implemented hold-harmless provisions or are likely to implement hold-harmless provisions in the 2020-2021 school year. In 11 states, there are some types of hold-harmless provisions embedded in basic grants for schools. In 10 states, it is unclear whether hold-harmless provisions will be implemented (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Public Education, National School Boards Association. 1680 Duke Street 2nd Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-838-6722; Fax: 703-683-7590; e-mail: info@nsba.org; Web site: https://www.nsba.org/Services/Center-for-Public-Education
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01